#B32C1D#B32C1D
#B32C1D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.174 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B32C1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 44, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 72%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 84%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 83.8%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.37, 52.99, 41.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.37, 67.37, 38.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.63% 0.1501 0.0878) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.63% 0.174 30.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7153, 11.4769, 2.3393) |
| Luminance | 0.1147 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.01
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.72
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.74
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 3.83
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.12
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B32C1D #1DA4B3
analogous
#B31D59 #B32C1D #B3771D
triadic
#B32C1D #1DB32C #2C1DB3
tetradic
#B32C1D #59B31D #1DA4B3 #771DB3
square
#B32C1D #59B31D #1DA4B3 #771DB3
split-complementary
#B32C1D #1DB377 #1D59B3
monochromatic
#4A120C #7E1F14 #B32C1D #DD4130 #E67164
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.37
#B32C1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.29
#B32C1D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B32C1D
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B32C1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B32C1D | 1.00 | 6.37 | 3.29 | 6.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#564C19
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776A15
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b32c1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 44, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.174 30.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3705b',
500: '#b32c1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b32c1d; $custom-light: #d3705b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b32c1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 44,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6,
"s": 72.115,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50632,
"c": 0.17392,
"h": 30.3
},
"luminance": 0.11474
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B32C1D
secondary
#61C0CB
accent
#DDEF39
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#160804
muted
#847B79