#B32B2B#B32B2B

#B32B2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.173 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32B2B
RGB	rgb(179, 43, 43)
HSL	hsl(0, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76%, 76%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, 53.79, 33.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 63.59, 32.23°)
OKLab	oklab(50.69% 0.1555 0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(50.69% 0.173 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.8927, 11.4890, 3.4552)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32B2B #2BB3B3

analogous

#B32B6F #B32B2B #B36F2B

triadic

#B32B2B #2BB32B #2B2BB3

tetradic

#B32B2B #6FB32B #2BB3B3 #6F2BB3

square

#B32B2B #6FB32B #2BB3B3 #6F2BB3

split-complementary

#B32B2B #2BB36F #2B6FB3

monochromatic

#501313 #821F1F #B32B2B #D34848 #DF7979

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#B32B2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#B32B2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32B2B

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32B2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32B2B	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544C29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32b2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 43, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.173 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37065',
    500: '#b32b2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32b2b;
$custom-light: #d37065;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32b2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 61.261,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50691,
    "c": 0.17284,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32B2B

secondary

#73C7C7

accent

#E4E443

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160805

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32B2B

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

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