#B32E22#B32E22
#B32E22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.172 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B32E22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 46, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 68%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 81%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 81%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.66, 52.45, 39.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.66, 65.51, 36.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.86% 0.1494 0.0845) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.86% 0.172 29.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8585, 11.6563, 2.7173) |
| Luminance | 0.1165 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.38
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.54
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.78
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.15
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.69
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B32E22 #22A7B3
analogous
#B3225E #B32E22 #B37722
triadic
#B32E22 #22B32E #2E22B3
tetradic
#B32E22 #5EB322 #22A7B3 #7722B3
square
#B32E22 #5EB322 #22A7B3 #7722B3
split-complementary
#B32E22 #22B377 #225EB3
monochromatic
#4C140E #802118 #B32E22 #D94639 #E3766C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.31
#B32E22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.33
#B32E22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B32E22
6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B32E22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B32E22 | 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)
#564D1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776A1C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5002D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b32e22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 46, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.172 29.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3715f',
500: '#b32e22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b32e22; $custom-light: #d3715f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b32e22",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 46,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.966,
"s": 68.075,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50864,
"c": 0.1716,
"h": 29.5
},
"luminance": 0.11653
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B32E22
secondary
#68C1C9
accent
#DDEB3D
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#160804
muted
#847B79