#B32B32#B32B32

#B32B32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.172 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32B32
RGB	rgb(179, 43, 50)
HSL	hsl(357, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(357, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76%, 72.1%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.48, 54.09, 29.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.48, 61.79, 28.90°)
OKLab	oklab(50.79% 0.1579 0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(50.79% 0.172 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.0323, 11.5448, 4.1906)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32B32 #2BB3AC

analogous

#B32B76 #B32B32 #B3682B

triadic

#B32B32 #32B32B #2B32B3

tetradic

#B32B32 #76B32B #2BB3AC #682BB3

square

#B32B32 #76B32B #2BB3AC #682BB3

split-complementary

#B32B32 #2BB368 #2B76B3

monochromatic

#501316 #821F24 #B32B32 #D3484F #DF797F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#B32B32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#B32B32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32B32

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32B32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32B32	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534D31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756A2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32b32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 43, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.172 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2706a',
    500: '#b32b32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32b32;
$custom-light: #d2706a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32b32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.912,
    "s": 61.261,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50788,
    "c": 0.17207,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32B32

secondary

#73C7C3

accent

#E4DC43

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32B32

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

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