#B32B2E#B32B2E

#B32B2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.172 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32B2E
RGB	rgb(179, 43, 46)
HSL	hsl(359, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(359, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76%, 74.3%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.43, 53.92, 32.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.43, 62.79, 30.84°)
OKLab	oklab(50.73% 0.1565 0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(50.73% 0.172 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.9497, 11.5118, 3.7558)
Luminance	0.1151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32B2E #2BB3B0

analogous

#B32B72 #B32B2E #B36C2B

triadic

#B32B2E #2EB32B #2B2EB3

tetradic

#B32B2E #72B32B #2BB3B0 #6C2BB3

square

#B32B2E #72B32B #2BB3B0 #6C2BB3

split-complementary

#B32B2E #2BB36C #2B72B3

monochromatic

#501315 #821F21 #B32B2E #D3484B #DF797C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#B32B2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#B32B2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32B2E

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32B2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32B2E	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)

#544D2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32b2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 43, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.172 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27067',
    500: '#b32b2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32b2e;
$custom-light: #d27067;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32b2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.676,
    "s": 61.261,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50731,
    "c": 0.17249,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32B2E

secondary

#73C7C5

accent

#E4E143

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32B2E

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