#B32B20#B32B20

#B32B20 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.174 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32B20
RGB	rgb(179, 43, 32)
HSL	hsl(4, 70%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(4, 82%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76%, 82.1%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.28, 53.41, 39.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.28, 66.70, 36.79°)
OKLab	oklab(50.57% 0.152 0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(50.57% 0.174 29.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.7174, 11.4189, 2.5321)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32B20 #20A8B3

analogous

#B3205F #B32B20 #B37520

triadic

#B32B20 #20B32B #2B20B3

tetradic

#B32B20 #5FB320 #20A8B3 #7520B3

square

#B32B20 #5FB320 #20A8B3 #7520B3

split-complementary

#B32B20 #20B375 #205FB3

monochromatic

#4B120D #7F1F17 #B32B20 #DB4235 #E47269

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#B32B20 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#B32B20 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32B20

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32B20	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32B20	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)

#554C1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776A19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C6002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32b20;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 43, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.174 29.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3705d',
    500: '#b32b20',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32b20;
$custom-light: #d3705d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32b20",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.49,
    "s": 69.668,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50569,
    "c": 0.1743,
    "h": 29.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32B20

secondary

#65C2CA

accent

#DFEC3B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160804

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32B20

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

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