#B32C42#B32C42

#B32C42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.170 H 16.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32C42
RGB	rgb(179, 44, 66)
HSL	hsl(350, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(350, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 63.1%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.87, 54.62, 20.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.87, 58.34, 20.56°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% 0.1631 0.0495)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.17 16.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.4766, 11.7814, 6.3490)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32C42 #2CB39D

analogous

#B32C85 #B32C42 #B3592C

triadic

#B32C42 #42B32C #2C42B3

tetradic

#B32C42 #85B32C #2CB39D #592CB3

square

#B32C42 #85B32C #2CB39D #592CB3

split-complementary

#B32C42 #2CB359 #2C85B3

monochromatic

#51141E #822030 #B32C42 #D24A60 #DF7B8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#B32C42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#B32C42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32C42

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32C42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32C42	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524E42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746B3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C40035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32c42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 44, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.170 16.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d17176',
    500: '#b32c42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32c42;
$custom-light: #d17176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32c42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.222,
    "s": 60.538,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51158,
    "c": 0.1704,
    "h": 16.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32C42

secondary

#74C7B9

accent

#E4CA44

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32C42

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

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