#B32B22#B32B22

#B32B22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.174 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32B22
RGB	rgb(179, 43, 34)
HSL	hsl(4, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(4, 81%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76%, 81%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.30, 53.47, 38.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.30, 66.12, 36.02°)
OKLab	oklab(50.59% 0.1526 0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(50.59% 0.174 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.7454, 11.4301, 2.6796)
Luminance	0.1143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32B22 #22AAB3

analogous

#B32262 #B32B22 #B37422

triadic

#B32B22 #22B32B #2B22B3

tetradic

#B32B22 #62B322 #22AAB3 #7422B3

square

#B32B22 #62B322 #22AAB3 #7422B3

split-complementary

#B32B22 #22B374 #2262B3

monochromatic

#4C120E #801F18 #B32B22 #D94339 #E3746C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#B32B22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#B32B22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32B22

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32B22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32B22	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554C1F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32b22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 43, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.174 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3705e',
    500: '#b32b22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32b22;
$custom-light: #d3705e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32b22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.724,
    "s": 68.075,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50588,
    "c": 0.17402,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32B22

secondary

#68C3C9

accent

#E0EB3D

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160804

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32B22

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

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