#B33B2D#B33B2D
#B33B2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.158 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B33B2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 59, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67%, 74.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.62, 47.82, 35.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.62, 59.39, 36.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.36% 0.1371 0.0789) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.36% 0.158 29.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6303, 12.9041, 3.8865) |
| Luminance | 0.1290 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.06
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.40
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.76
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.90
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.37
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B33B2D #2DA5B3
analogous
#B32D62 #B33B2D #B37E2D
triadic
#B33B2D #2DB33B #3B2DB3
tetradic
#B33B2D #62B32D #2DA5B3 #7E2DB3
square
#B33B2D #62B32D #2DA5B3 #7E2DB3
split-complementary
#B33B2D #2DB37E #2D62B3
monochromatic
#511B14 #822B21 #B33B2D #D2594B #DE867C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.87
#B33B2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.58
#B33B2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B33B2D
5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B33B2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B33B2D | 1.00 | 5.87 | 3.58 | 5.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D542B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6E29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C51839
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b33b2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 59, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.158 29.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d27767',
500: '#b33b2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b33b2d; $custom-light: #d27767; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b33b2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 59,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.269,
"s": 59.821,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52362,
"c": 0.15817,
"h": 29.9
},
"luminance": 0.12901
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B33B2D
secondary
#75BEC7
accent
#D2E345
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A