#B33235#B33235

#B33235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.166 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B33235
RGB	rgb(179, 50, 53)
HSL	hsl(359, 56%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(359, 72%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.1%, 70.4%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.41, 51.77, 29.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.41, 59.42, 29.39°)
OKLab	oklab(51.5% 0.1512 0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(51.5% 0.166 24)
XYZ	xyz(20.3759, 12.1250, 4.6349)
Luminance	0.1212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B33235 #32B3B0

analogous

#B33275 #B33235 #B37032

triadic

#B33235 #35B332 #3235B3

tetradic

#B33235 #75B332 #32B3B0 #7032B3

square

#B33235 #75B332 #32B3B0 #7032B3

split-complementary

#B33235 #32B370 #3275B3

monochromatic

#531719 #832527 #B33235 #CF5356 #DC8385

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#B33235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#B33235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B33235

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B33235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B33235	1.00	6.13	3.42	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575034

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776C31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b33235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 50, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.166 24.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2736c',
    500: '#b33235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b33235;
$custom-light: #d2736c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b33235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.605,
    "s": 56.332,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51495,
    "c": 0.16552,
    "h": 24
  },
  "luminance": 0.12122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B33235

secondary

#7BC6C4

accent

#E0DC48

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B33235

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

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