#B32D22#B32D22
#B32D22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.172 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B32D22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 45, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 68%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 81%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 81%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.54, 52.80, 39.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.54, 65.71, 36.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.77% 0.1505 0.0842) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.77% 0.172 29.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8199, 11.5791, 2.7045) |
| Luminance | 0.1158 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.17
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.38
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.83
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.19
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.52
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B32D22 #22A8B3
analogous
#B32260 #B32D22 #B37622
triadic
#B32D22 #22B32D #2D22B3
tetradic
#B32D22 #60B322 #22A8B3 #7622B3
square
#B32D22 #60B322 #22A8B3 #7622B3
split-complementary
#B32D22 #22B376 #2260B3
monochromatic
#4C130E #802018 #B32D22 #D94539 #E3756C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.33
#B32D22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.32
#B32D22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B32D22
6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B32D22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B32D22 | 1.00 | 6.33 | 3.32 | 6.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#564D1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776A1C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5002C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b32d22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 45, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.172 29.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3705e',
500: '#b32d22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b32d22; $custom-light: #d3705e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b32d22",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 45,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.552,
"s": 68.075,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5077,
"c": 0.17242,
"h": 29.2
},
"luminance": 0.11576
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B32D22
secondary
#68C2C9
accent
#DEEB3D
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#160804
muted
#847B79