#B32E2D#B32E2D
#B32E2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.170 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B32E2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 46, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 74.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.78, 52.85, 33.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.78, 62.40, 32.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.99% 0.1529 0.0745) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.99% 0.17 26) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0434, 11.7302, 3.6909) |
| Luminance | 0.1173 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.28
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.05
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.13
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.44
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.62
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B32E2D #2DB2B3
analogous
#B32D6F #B32E2D #B3712D
triadic
#B32E2D #2DB32E #2E2DB3
tetradic
#B32E2D #6FB32D #2DB2B3 #712DB3
square
#B32E2D #6FB32D #2DB2B3 #712DB3
split-complementary
#B32E2D #2DB371 #2D6FB3
monochromatic
#511514 #822121 #B32E2D #D24C4B #DE7D7C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.28
#B32E2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.35
#B32E2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B32E2D
6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B32E2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B32E2D | 1.00 | 6.28 | 3.35 | 6.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#564E2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776B28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C50030
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b32e2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 46, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.170 26.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d27166',
500: '#b32e2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b32e2d; $custom-light: #d27166; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b32e2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 46,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.448,
"s": 59.821,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50991,
"c": 0.17007,
"h": 26
},
"luminance": 0.11727
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B32E2D
secondary
#75C6C7
accent
#E2E345
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160806
muted
#847B7A