#B32B2F#B32B2F
#B32B2F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.172 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B32B2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 43, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76%, 73.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.44, 53.96, 31.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.44, 62.53, 30.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.75% 0.1569 0.0715) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.75% 0.172 24.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9697, 11.5198, 3.8608) |
| Luminance | 0.1152 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.87
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.87
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.69
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.42
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.58
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B32B2F #2BB3AF
analogous
#B32B73 #B32B2F #B36B2B
triadic
#B32B2F #2FB32B #2B2FB3
tetradic
#B32B2F #73B32B #2BB3AF #6B2BB3
square
#B32B2F #73B32B #2BB3AF #6B2BB3
split-complementary
#B32B2F #2BB36B #2B73B3
monochromatic
#501315 #821F22 #B32B2F #D3484C #DF797C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.36
#B32B2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.30
#B32B2F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B32B2F
6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B32B2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B32B2F | 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)
#544D2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766A2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b32b2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 43, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.172 24.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d27068',
500: '#b32b2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b32b2f; $custom-light: #d27068; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b32b2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 43,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.235,
"s": 61.261,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50745,
"c": 0.17237,
"h": 24.5
},
"luminance": 0.11517
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B32B2F
secondary
#73C7C4
accent
#E4E043
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160806
muted
#847B7A