#B32C2B#B32C2B

#B32C2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.172 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32C2B
RGB	rgb(179, 44, 43)
HSL	hsl(0, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 76%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.51, 53.46, 34.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.51, 63.38, 32.49°)
OKLab	oklab(50.78% 0.1544 0.0758)
OKLCH	oklch(50.78% 0.172 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.9295, 11.5626, 3.4675)
Luminance	0.1156 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32C2B #2BB2B3

analogous

#B32B6E #B32C2B #B3702B

triadic

#B32C2B #2BB32C #2C2BB3

tetradic

#B32C2B #6EB32B #2BB2B3 #702BB3

square

#B32C2B #6EB32B #2BB2B3 #702BB3

split-complementary

#B32C2B #2BB370 #2B6EB3

monochromatic

#501413 #82201F #B32C2B #D34948 #DF7A79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#B32C2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#B32C2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32C2B

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32C2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32C2B	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)

#554D29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32c2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 44, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.172 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27065',
    500: '#b32c2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32c2b;
$custom-light: #d27065;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32c2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.441,
    "s": 61.261,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5078,
    "c": 0.17202,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11559
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32C2B

secondary

#73C6C7

accent

#E3E443

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160805

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32C2B

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

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