#B32F27#B32F27
#B32F27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.170 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B32F27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 47, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 64%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 78%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.7%, 78.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.84, 52.26, 36.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.84, 63.85, 35.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.01% 0.1498 0.0805) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.01% 0.17 28.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9755, 11.7663, 3.1384) |
| Luminance | 0.1176 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.91
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.56
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.90
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.17
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.51
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B32F27 #27ABB3
analogous
#B32765 #B32F27 #B37527
triadic
#B32F27 #27B32F #2F27B3
tetradic
#B32F27 #65B327 #27ABB3 #7527B3
square
#B32F27 #65B327 #27ABB3 #7527B3
split-complementary
#B32F27 #27B375 #2765B3
monochromatic
#4E1511 #81221C #B32F27 #D64A41 #E17A74
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.26
#B32F27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.35
#B32F27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B32F27
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B32F27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B32F27 | 1.00 | 6.26 | 3.35 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#574E25
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776B21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5002F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b32f27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 47, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.170 28.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d37162',
500: '#b32f27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b32f27; $custom-light: #d37162; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b32f27",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 47,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.429,
"s": 64.22,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51012,
"c": 0.17004,
"h": 28.2
},
"luminance": 0.11763
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B32F27
secondary
#6EC3C8
accent
#DEE741
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEDEA
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160805
muted
#847B79