#B32C2A#B32C2A

#B32C2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.172 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32C2A
RGB	rgb(179, 44, 42)
HSL	hsl(1, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(1, 77%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 76.5%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.50, 53.42, 34.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.50, 63.65, 32.94°)
OKLab	oklab(50.77% 0.1541 0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(50.77% 0.172 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.9113, 11.5553, 3.3720)
Luminance	0.1155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32C2A #2AB1B3

analogous

#B32A6C #B32C2A #B3702A

triadic

#B32C2A #2AB32C #2C2AB3

tetradic

#B32C2A #6CB32A #2AB1B3 #702AB3

square

#B32C2A #6CB32A #2AB1B3 #702AB3

split-complementary

#B32C2A #2AB370 #2A6CB3

monochromatic

#501413 #81201E #B32C2A #D44946 #DF7A78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#B32C2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#B32C2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32C2A

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32C2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32C2A	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554D28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32c2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 44, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.172 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37064',
    500: '#b32c2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32c2a;
$custom-light: #d37064;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32c2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.876,
    "s": 61.991,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50768,
    "c": 0.17215,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32C2A

secondary

#72C6C7

accent

#E3E543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160805

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32C2A

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

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