#B32E27#B32E27
#B32E27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.171 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B32E27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 46, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 64%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 78%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 78.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.71, 52.62, 36.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.71, 64.07, 34.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.92% 0.1509 0.0802) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.92% 0.171 28) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9360, 11.6873, 3.1252) |
| Luminance | 0.1168 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.73
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.45
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.74
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.26
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.58
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B32E27 #27ACB3
analogous
#B32766 #B32E27 #B37427
triadic
#B32E27 #27B32E #2E27B3
tetradic
#B32E27 #66B327 #27ACB3 #7427B3
square
#B32E27 #66B327 #27ACB3 #7427B3
split-complementary
#B32E27 #27B374 #2766B3
monochromatic
#4E1411 #81211C #B32E27 #D64941 #E17974
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.29
#B32E27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.34
#B32E27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B32E27
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B32E27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B32E27 | 1.00 | 6.29 | 3.34 | 6.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#564D25
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776B21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b32e27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 46, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.171 28.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d37162',
500: '#b32e27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b32e27; $custom-light: #d37162; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b32e27",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 46,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3,
"s": 64.22,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50917,
"c": 0.17088,
"h": 28
},
"luminance": 0.11684
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B32E27
secondary
#6EC3C8
accent
#DFE741
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEDEA
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160805
muted
#847B79