#B32E2C#B32E2C

#B32E2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.170 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32E2C
RGB	rgb(179, 46, 44)
HSL	hsl(1, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(1, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 75.4%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.77, 52.81, 33.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.77, 62.67, 32.58°)
OKLab	oklab(50.98% 0.1526 0.0755)
OKLCH	oklch(50.98% 0.17 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.0243, 11.7226, 3.5907)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32E2C #2CB1B3

analogous

#B32C6D #B32E2C #B3712C

triadic

#B32E2C #2CB32E #2E2CB3

tetradic

#B32E2C #6DB32C #2CB1B3 #712CB3

square

#B32E2C #6DB32C #2CB1B3 #712CB3

split-complementary

#B32E2C #2CB371 #2C6DB3

monochromatic

#511514 #822120 #B32E2C #D24C4A #DF7C7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#B32E2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#B32E2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32E2C

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32E2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32E2C	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564E2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776B27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32e2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 46, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.170 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27165',
    500: '#b32e2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32e2c;
$custom-light: #d27165;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32e2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.889,
    "s": 60.538,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50978,
    "c": 0.1702,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32E2C

secondary

#74C6C7

accent

#E1E444

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32E2C

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

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