#B32E36#B32E36

#B32E36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.169 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32E36
RGB	rgb(179, 46, 54)
HSL	hsl(356, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(356, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 69.8%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.91, 53.27, 27.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.91, 60.15, 27.68°)
OKLab	oklab(51.12% 0.1562 0.0648)
OKLCH	oklch(51.12% 0.169 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.2355, 11.8071, 4.7028)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32E36 #2EB3AB

analogous

#B32E79 #B32E36 #B3692E

triadic

#B32E36 #36B32E #2E36B3

tetradic

#B32E36 #79B32E #2EB3AB #692EB3

square

#B32E36 #79B32E #2EB3AB #692EB3

split-complementary

#B32E36 #2EB369 #2E79B3

monochromatic

#521519 #822127 #B32E36 #D14D55 #DE7E83

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#B32E36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#B32E36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32E36

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32E36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32E36	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554E35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32e36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 46, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.169 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2716d',
    500: '#b32e36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32e36;
$custom-light: #d2716d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32e36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.391,
    "s": 59.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51122,
    "c": 0.16909,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32E36

secondary

#76C6C2

accent

#E2D946

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32E36

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

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