#B32E3E#B32E3E
#B32E3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.169 H 19.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B32E3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 46, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 65.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.04, 53.70, 23.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.04, 58.50, 23.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.26% 0.1593 0.0553) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.26% 0.169 19.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4391, 11.8885, 5.7750) |
| Luminance | 0.1188 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.18
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.65
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.08
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.50
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.91
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B32E3E #2EB3A3
analogous
#B32E81 #B32E3E #B3612E
triadic
#B32E3E #3EB32E #2E3EB3
tetradic
#B32E3E #81B32E #2EB3A3 #612EB3
square
#B32E3E #81B32E #2EB3A3 #612EB3
split-complementary
#B32E3E #2EB361 #2E81B3
monochromatic
#52151C #82212D #B32E3E #D14D5D #DE7E89
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.22
#B32E3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.38
#B32E3E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B32E3E
6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B32E3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B32E3E | 1.00 | 6.22 | 3.38 | 6.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#534F3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756B3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C50035
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b32e3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 46, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.169 19.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d17173',
500: '#b32e3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b32e3e; $custom-light: #d17173; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b32e3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 46,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.782,
"s": 59.111,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51262,
"c": 0.16859,
"h": 19.1
},
"luminance": 0.11885
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B32E3E
secondary
#76C6BD
accent
#E2CF46
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEC
border
#D4C8C7
text
#150808
muted
#837B7B