#B32A32#B32A32

#B32A32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.173 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32A32
RGB	rgb(179, 42, 50)
HSL	hsl(356, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(356, 77%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 72.1%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.37, 54.42, 29.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.37, 62.01, 28.64°)
OKLab	oklab(50.7% 0.159 0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(50.7% 0.173 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.9964, 11.4730, 4.1786)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32A32 #2AB3AB

analogous

#B32A76 #B32A32 #B3662A

triadic

#B32A32 #32B32A #2A32B3

tetradic

#B32A32 #76B32A #2AB3AB #662AB3

square

#B32A32 #76B32A #2AB3AB #662AB3

split-complementary

#B32A32 #2AB366 #2A76B3

monochromatic

#501316 #811E24 #B32A32 #D4464F #DF787E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#B32A32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#B32A32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32A32

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32A32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32A32	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534C31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756A2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32a32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 42, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.173 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26f6a',
    500: '#b32a32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32a32;
$custom-light: #d26f6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32a32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.496,
    "s": 61.991,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50701,
    "c": 0.1729,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32A32

secondary

#72C7C2

accent

#E5DC43

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32A32

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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