#B32E26#B32E26
#B32E26 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.171 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B32E26 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 46, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 65%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 79%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 78.8%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.70, 52.58, 37.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.70, 64.35, 35.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.91% 0.1506 0.0811) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.91% 0.171 28.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9196, 11.6807, 3.0391) |
| Luminance | 0.1168 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.79
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.42
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.92
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.13
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.46
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B32E26 #26ABB3
analogous
#B32665 #B32E26 #B37426
triadic
#B32E26 #26B32E #2E26B3
tetradic
#B32E26 #65B326 #26ABB3 #7426B3
square
#B32E26 #65B326 #26ABB3 #7426B3
split-complementary
#B32E26 #26B374 #2665B3
monochromatic
#4E1411 #81211B #B32E26 #D64840 #E17972
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.30
#B32E26 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.34
#B32E26 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B32E26
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B32E26 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B32E26 | 1.00 | 6.30 | 3.34 | 6.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#564D24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776A20
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b32e26; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 46, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.171 28.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d37161',
500: '#b32e26',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b32e26; $custom-light: #d37161; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b32e26",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 46,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.404,
"s": 64.977,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50906,
"c": 0.17103,
"h": 28.3
},
"luminance": 0.11678
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B32E26
secondary
#6DC3C8
accent
#DEE840
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEDEA
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160805
muted
#847B79