#B33424#B33424
#B33424 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.166 H 30.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B33424 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 52, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 80%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 79.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.49, 50.30, 38.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.49, 63.65, 37.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.48% 0.1431 0.0846) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.48% 0.166 30.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1392, 12.1701, 2.9574) |
| Luminance | 0.1217 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.42
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.73
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.13
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.44
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.49
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B33424 #24A3B3
analogous
#B3245C #B33424 #B37B24
triadic
#B33424 #24B334 #3424B3
tetradic
#B33424 #5CB324 #24A3B3 #7B24B3
square
#B33424 #5CB324 #24A3B3 #7B24B3
split-complementary
#B33424 #24B37B #245CB3
monochromatic
#4D1610 #80251A #B33424 #D84E3C #E27C6F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.12
#B33424 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.43
#B33424 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B33424
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B33424 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B33424 | 1.00 | 6.12 | 3.43 | 6.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A5021
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796C1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C50031
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b33424; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 52, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.166 30.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d37460',
500: '#b33424',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b33424; $custom-light: #d37460; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b33424",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 52,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.713,
"s": 66.512,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51483,
"c": 0.16619,
"h": 30.6
},
"luminance": 0.12167
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B33424
secondary
#6ABEC9
accent
#D6E93E
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#160905
muted
#847B79