#B32C1F#B32C1F
#B32C1F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.174 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B32C1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 44, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 70%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 83%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 82.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.39, 53.05, 40.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.39, 66.79, 37.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.65% 0.1507 0.0863) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.65% 0.174 29.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7408, 11.4871, 2.4739) |
| Luminance | 0.1148 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.57
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.48
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.75
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.13
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.33
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B32C1F #1FA6B3
analogous
#B31F5C #B32C1F #B3761F
triadic
#B32C1F #1FB32C #2C1FB3
tetradic
#B32C1F #5CB31F #1FA6B3 #761FB3
square
#B32C1F #5CB31F #1FA6B3 #761FB3
split-complementary
#B32C1F #1FB376 #1F5CB3
monochromatic
#4B120D #7F1F16 #B32C1F #DC4233 #E57368
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.37
#B32C1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.30
#B32C1F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B32C1F
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B32C1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B32C1F | 1.00 | 6.37 | 3.30 | 6.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#564C1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776A18
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b32c1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 44, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.174 29.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3705c',
500: '#b32c1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b32c1f; $custom-light: #d3705c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b32c1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 44,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.27,
"s": 70.476,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5065,
"c": 0.17365,
"h": 29.8
},
"luminance": 0.11484
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B32C1F
secondary
#64C1CA
accent
#DEED3B
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#160804
muted
#847B79