#B32C16#B32C16

#B32C16 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.175 H 31.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32C16
RGB	rgb(179, 44, 22)
HSL	hsl(8, 78%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(8, 88%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 87.7%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.32, 52.82, 44.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.32, 69.34, 40.38°)
OKLab	oklab(50.58% 0.1484 0.0924)
OKLCH	oklch(50.58% 0.175 31.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.6383, 11.4461, 1.9342)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32C16 #169DB3

analogous

#B3164E #B32C16 #B37B16

triadic

#B32C16 #16B32C #2C16B3

tetradic

#B32C16 #4EB316 #169DB3 #7B16B3

square

#B32C16 #4EB316 #169DB3 #7B16B3

split-complementary

#B32C16 #16B37B #164EB3

monochromatic

#461109 #7C1F0F #B32C16 #E43D22 #EB6D59

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#B32C16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#B32C16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32C16

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32C16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32C16	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564C11

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776A0C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32c16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 44, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.175 31.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47057',
    500: '#b32c16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32c16;
$custom-light: #d47057;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32c16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.408,
    "s": 78.109,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50578,
    "c": 0.17485,
    "h": 31.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32C16

secondary

#57BDCE

accent

#DAF533

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160803

muted

#847B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32C16

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

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