#B33B32#B33B32
#B33B32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.157 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B33B32 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 59, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 56%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 72%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67%, 72.1%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.68, 48.05, 32.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.68, 57.96, 34.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.43% 0.1389 0.0739) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.43% 0.157 28) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7323, 12.9449, 4.4239) |
| Luminance | 0.1294 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.57
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.02
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.69
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.77
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.12
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B33B32 #32AAB3
analogous
#B3326A #B33B32 #B37C32
triadic
#B33B32 #32B33B #3B32B3
tetradic
#B33B32 #6AB332 #32AAB3 #7C32B3
square
#B33B32 #6AB332 #32AAB3 #7C32B3
split-complementary
#B33B32 #32B37C #326AB3
monochromatic
#531B17 #832B25 #B33B32 #CF5C53 #DC8983
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.85
#B33B32 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.59
#B33B32 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B33B32
5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B33B32 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B33B32 | 1.00 | 5.85 | 3.59 | 5.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C5430
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A6E2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C51A3A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b33b32; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 59, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.157 28.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1786a',
500: '#b33b32',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b33b32; $custom-light: #d1786a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b33b32",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 59,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.186,
"s": 56.332,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52429,
"c": 0.15728,
"h": 28
},
"luminance": 0.12942
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B33B32
secondary
#7BC0C6
accent
#D5E048
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEEEB
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150906
muted
#837B7A