#B33A2D#B33A2D
#B33A2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.159 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B33A2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 58, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 74.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.46, 48.24, 35.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.46, 59.63, 36.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.25% 0.1384 0.0785) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.25% 0.159 29.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5794, 12.8023, 3.8696) |
| Luminance | 0.1280 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.83
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.40
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.75
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.78
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.13
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B33A2D #2DA6B3
analogous
#B32D63 #B33A2D #B37D2D
triadic
#B33A2D #2DB33A #3A2DB3
tetradic
#B33A2D #63B32D #2DA6B3 #7D2DB3
square
#B33A2D #63B32D #2DA6B3 #7D2DB3
split-complementary
#B33A2D #2DB37D #2D63B3
monochromatic
#511A14 #822A21 #B33A2D #D2584B #DE867C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.90
#B33A2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.56
#B33A2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B33A2D
5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B33A2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B33A2D | 1.00 | 5.90 | 3.56 | 5.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C532B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A6E29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C51638
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b33a2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 58, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.159 29.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d27767',
500: '#b33a2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b33a2d; $custom-light: #d27767; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b33a2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 58,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.821,
"s": 59.821,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52247,
"c": 0.15913,
"h": 29.6
},
"luminance": 0.12799
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B33A2D
secondary
#75BFC7
accent
#D4E345
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A