#B32B1F#B32B1F
#B32B1F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.174 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B32B1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 43, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 70%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 83%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76%, 82.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.27, 53.38, 40.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.27, 66.99, 37.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.56% 0.1517 0.0861) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.56% 0.174 29.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7040, 11.4135, 2.4616) |
| Luminance | 0.1141 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.37
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.31
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.80
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.16
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.48
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B32B1F #1FA7B3
analogous
#B31F5D #B32B1F #B3751F
triadic
#B32B1F #1FB32B #2B1FB3
tetradic
#B32B1F #5DB31F #1FA7B3 #751FB3
square
#B32B1F #5DB31F #1FA7B3 #751FB3
split-complementary
#B32B1F #1FB375 #1F5DB3
monochromatic
#4B120D #7F1E16 #B32B1F #DC4133 #E57268
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.40
#B32B1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.28
#B32B1F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B32B1F
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B32B1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B32B1F | 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)
#554C1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776A18
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b32b1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 43, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.174 29.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3705c',
500: '#b32b1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b32b1f; $custom-light: #d3705c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b32b1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 43,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.865,
"s": 70.476,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5056,
"c": 0.17443,
"h": 29.6
},
"luminance": 0.1141
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B32B1F
secondary
#64C2CA
accent
#DFED3B
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#160804
muted
#847B79