#B33A2F#B33A2F
#B33A2F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.159 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B33A2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 58, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 58%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 73.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.49, 48.33, 33.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.49, 59.05, 35.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.27% 0.1391 0.0766) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.27% 0.159 28.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6188, 12.8181, 4.0772) |
| Luminance | 0.1281 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.77
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.25
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.66
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.86
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.99
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B33A2F #2FA8B3
analogous
#B32F66 #B33A2F #B37C2F
triadic
#B33A2F #2FB33A #3A2FB3
tetradic
#B33A2F #66B32F #2FA8B3 #7C2FB3
square
#B33A2F #66B32F #2FA8B3 #7C2FB3
split-complementary
#B33A2F #2FB37C #2F66B3
monochromatic
#521B16 #832A22 #B33A2F #D1594F #DD877F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.89
#B33A2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.56
#B33A2F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B33A2F
5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B33A2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B33A2F | 1.00 | 5.89 | 3.56 | 5.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C542D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A6E2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C51638
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b33a2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 58, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.159 28.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d27768',
500: '#b33a2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b33a2f; $custom-light: #d27768; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b33a2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 58,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5,
"s": 58.407,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52272,
"c": 0.15877,
"h": 28.8
},
"luminance": 0.12815
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B33A2F
secondary
#78C0C6
accent
#D5E246
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A