#B32E40#B32E40

#B32E40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.169 H 18.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32E40
RGB	rgb(179, 46, 64)
HSL	hsl(352, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(352, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 64.2%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.07, 53.82, 22.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.07, 58.14, 22.24°)
OKLab	oklab(51.3% 0.1601 0.0528)
OKLCH	oklch(51.3% 0.169 18.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4950, 11.9109, 6.0693)
Luminance	0.1191 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32E40 #2EB3A1

analogous

#B32E83 #B32E40 #B35F2E

triadic

#B32E40 #40B32E #2E40B3

tetradic

#B32E40 #83B32E #2EB3A1 #5F2EB3

square

#B32E40 #83B32E #2EB3A1 #5F2EB3

split-complementary

#B32E40 #2EB35F #2E83B3

monochromatic

#52151D #82212F #B32E40 #D14D5F #DE7E8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#B32E40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#B32E40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32E40

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32E40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32E40	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534F40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756B3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C40036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32e40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 46, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.169 18.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d17274',
    500: '#b32e40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32e40;
$custom-light: #d17274;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32e40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.88,
    "s": 59.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.513,
    "c": 0.16854,
    "h": 18.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32E40

secondary

#76C6BC

accent

#E2CD46

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32E40

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

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