#B32E2E#B32E2E

#B32E2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.170 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32E2E
RGB	rgb(179, 46, 46)
HSL	hsl(0, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 74.3%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.80, 52.89, 32.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.80, 62.13, 31.65°)
OKLab	oklab(51% 0.1533 0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(51% 0.17 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.0628, 11.7380, 3.7935)
Luminance	0.1173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32E2E #2EB3B3

analogous

#B32E71 #B32E2E #B3712E

triadic

#B32E2E #2EB32E #2E2EB3

tetradic

#B32E2E #71B32E #2EB3B3 #712EB3

square

#B32E2E #71B32E #2EB3B3 #712EB3

split-complementary

#B32E2E #2EB371 #2E71B3

monochromatic

#521515 #822121 #B32E2E #D14D4D #DE7E7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#B32E2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#B32E2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32E2E

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32E2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32E2E	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554E2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776B29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32e2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 46, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.170 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27167',
    500: '#b32e2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32e2e;
$custom-light: #d27167;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32e2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 59.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51004,
    "c": 0.16995,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32E2E

secondary

#76C6C6

accent

#E2E246

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32E2E

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

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