#B32B2D#B32B2D
#B32B2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.173 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B32B2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 43, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76%, 74.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.42, 53.87, 32.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.42, 63.05, 31.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.72% 0.1561 0.0736) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.72% 0.173 25.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9303, 11.5040, 3.6532) |
| Luminance | 0.1150 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.33
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.81
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.08
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.14
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.62
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B32B2D #2BB3B1
analogous
#B32B71 #B32B2D #B36D2B
triadic
#B32B2D #2DB32B #2B2DB3
tetradic
#B32B2D #71B32B #2BB3B1 #6D2BB3
square
#B32B2D #71B32B #2BB3B1 #6D2BB3
split-complementary
#B32B2D #2BB36D #2B71B3
monochromatic
#501314 #821F21 #B32B2D #D3484A #DF797B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.36
#B32B2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.30
#B32B2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B32B2D
6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B32B2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B32B2D | 1.00 | 6.36 | 3.30 | 6.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#544C2C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766A28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b32b2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 43, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.173 25.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d27066',
500: '#b32b2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b32b2d; $custom-light: #d27066; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b32b2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 43,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.118,
"s": 61.261,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50717,
"c": 0.1726,
"h": 25.2
},
"luminance": 0.11501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B32B2D
secondary
#73C7C6
accent
#E4E243
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160806
muted
#847B7A