#B32E2F#B32E2F

#B32E2F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.170 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32E2F
RGB	rgb(179, 46, 47)
HSL	hsl(360, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(360, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 73.7%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.81, 52.94, 32.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.81, 61.87, 31.18°)
OKLab	oklab(51.02% 0.1536 0.0724)
OKLCH	oklch(51.02% 0.17 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.0828, 11.7460, 3.8985)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32E2F #2EB3B2

analogous

#B32E72 #B32E2F #B3702E

triadic

#B32E2F #2FB32E #2E2FB3

tetradic

#B32E2F #72B32E #2EB3B2 #702EB3

square

#B32E2F #72B32E #2EB3B2 #702EB3

split-complementary

#B32E2F #2EB370 #2E72B3

monochromatic

#521515 #822122 #B32E2F #D14D4E #DE7E7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#B32E2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#B32E2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32E2F

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32E2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32E2F	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)

#554E2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32e2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 46, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.170 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27168',
    500: '#b32e2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32e2f;
$custom-light: #d27168;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32e2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.549,
    "s": 59.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51018,
    "c": 0.16982,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32E2F

secondary

#76C6C6

accent

#E2E146

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32E2F

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

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