#B32A38#B32A38
#B32A38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.172 H 20.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B32A38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 42, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 77%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 68.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.46, 54.71, 26.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.46, 60.65, 25.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.8% 0.1612 0.0612) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.8% 0.172 20.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1344, 11.5282, 4.9056) |
| Luminance | 0.1153 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.05
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.09
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.14
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.45
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.70
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B32A38 #2AB3A5
analogous
#B32A7C #B32A38 #B3612A
triadic
#B32A38 #38B32A #2A38B3
tetradic
#B32A38 #7CB32A #2AB3A5 #612AB3
square
#B32A38 #7CB32A #2AB3A5 #612AB3
split-complementary
#B32A38 #2AB361 #2A7CB3
monochromatic
#501319 #811E28 #B32A38 #D44655 #DF7883
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.35
#B32A38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.31
#B32A38 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B32A38
6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B32A38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B32A38 | 1.00 | 6.35 | 3.31 | 6.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#524D37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756A34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C50031
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b32a38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 42, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.172 20.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2706e',
500: '#b32a38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b32a38; $custom-light: #d2706e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b32a38",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 42,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.869,
"s": 61.991,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50797,
"c": 0.17245,
"h": 20.8
},
"luminance": 0.11525
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B32A38
secondary
#72C7BE
accent
#E5D443
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160807
muted
#847B7A