#B33B1A#B33B1A
#B33B1A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.162 H 35.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B33B1A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 59, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 75%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 85%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67%, 85.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.44, 47.17, 44.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.44, 65.12, 43.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.18% 0.1316 0.0941) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.18% 0.162 35.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3432, 12.7893, 2.3745) |
| Luminance | 0.1279 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 2.53
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 3.63
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 4.14
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 4.30
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.29
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B33B1A #1A92B3
analogous
#B31A46 #B33B1A #B3871A
triadic
#B33B1A #1AB33B #3B1AB3
tetradic
#B33B1A #46B31A #1A92B3 #871AB3
square
#B33B1A #46B31A #1A92B3 #871AB3
split-complementary
#B33B1A #1AB387 #1A46B3
monochromatic
#48180A #7E2912 #B33B1A #E0512A #E87D60
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.90
#B33B1A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.56
#B33B1A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B33B1A
5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B33B1A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B33B1A | 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)
#5E5314
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6E13
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C51435
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b33b1a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 59, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.162 35.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3775a',
500: '#b33b1a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b33b1a; $custom-light: #d3775a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b33b1a",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 59,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.941,
"s": 74.634,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52176,
"c": 0.16176,
"h": 35.6
},
"luminance": 0.12786
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B33B1A
secondary
#5DB4CC
accent
#C9F137
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#160904
muted
#847B79