#B32C36#B32C36

#B32C36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.171 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32C36
RGB	rgb(179, 44, 54)
HSL	hsl(356, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(356, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 69.8%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.66, 53.95, 27.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.66, 60.62, 27.13°)
OKLab	oklab(50.94% 0.1584 0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(50.94% 0.171 22)
XYZ	xyz(20.1592, 11.6545, 4.6774)
Luminance	0.1165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32C36 #2CB3A9

analogous

#B32C79 #B32C36 #B3652C

triadic

#B32C36 #36B32C #2C36B3

tetradic

#B32C36 #79B32C #2CB3A9 #652CB3

square

#B32C36 #79B32C #2CB3A9 #652CB3

split-complementary

#B32C36 #2CB365 #2C79B3

monochromatic

#511418 #822027 #B32C36 #D24A54 #DF7B82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#B32C36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#B32C36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32C36

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32C36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32C36	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544D35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756A32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32c36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 44, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.171 22.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2706d',
    500: '#b32c36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32c36;
$custom-light: #d2706d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32c36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.556,
    "s": 60.538,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50939,
    "c": 0.17086,
    "h": 22
  },
  "luminance": 0.11651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32C36

secondary

#74C7C1

accent

#E4D844

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32C36

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

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