#B32C2C#B32C2C

#B32C2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.172 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32C2C
RGB	rgb(179, 44, 44)
HSL	hsl(0, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 75.4%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.52, 53.50, 33.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.52, 63.11, 32.03°)
OKLab	oklab(50.79% 0.1547 0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(50.79% 0.172 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.9480, 11.5700, 3.5653)
Luminance	0.1157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32C2C #2CB3B3

analogous

#B32C6F #B32C2C #B36F2C

triadic

#B32C2C #2CB32C #2C2CB3

tetradic

#B32C2C #6FB32C #2CB3B3 #6F2CB3

square

#B32C2C #6FB32C #2CB3B3 #6F2CB3

split-complementary

#B32C2C #2CB36F #2C6FB3

monochromatic

#511414 #822020 #B32C2C #D24A4A #DF7B7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#B32C2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#B32C2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32C2C

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32C2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32C2C	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)

#554D2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32c2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 44, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.172 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27065',
    500: '#b32c2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32c2c;
$custom-light: #d27065;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32c2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 60.538,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50793,
    "c": 0.17189,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32C2C

secondary

#74C7C7

accent

#E4E444

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160805

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32C2C

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

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