#B32B1D#B32B1D
#B32B1D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.175 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B32B1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 43, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 72%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 84%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76%, 83.8%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.25, 53.33, 41.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.25, 67.56, 37.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.54% 0.1512 0.0876) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.54% 0.175 30.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6785, 11.4033, 2.3271) |
| Luminance | 0.1140 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.82
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.55
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.77
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 3.99
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.14
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B32B1D #1DA5B3
analogous
#B31D5A #B32B1D #B3761D
triadic
#B32B1D #1DB32B #2B1DB3
tetradic
#B32B1D #5AB31D #1DA5B3 #761DB3
square
#B32B1D #5AB31D #1DA5B3 #761DB3
split-complementary
#B32B1D #1DB376 #1D5AB3
monochromatic
#4A120C #7E1E14 #B32B1D #DD4030 #E67164
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.40
#B32B1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.28
#B32B1D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B32B1D
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B32B1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B32B1D | 1.00 | 6.40 | 3.28 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#554C19
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776A15
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C60029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b32b1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 43, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.175 30.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3705b',
500: '#b32b1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b32b1d; $custom-light: #d3705b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b32b1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 43,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.6,
"s": 72.115,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50542,
"c": 0.1747,
"h": 30.1
},
"luminance": 0.114
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B32B1D
secondary
#61C1CB
accent
#DEEF39
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#160804
muted
#847B79