#B33B40#B33B40
#B33B40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.155 H 21.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B33B40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 59, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 67%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67%, 64.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.89, 48.83, 24.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.89, 54.55, 26.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.65% 0.1442 0.058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.65% 0.155 21.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0819, 13.0847, 6.2650) |
| Luminance | 0.1308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.53
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.71
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.04
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.68
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.28
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B33B40 #3BB3AE
analogous
#B33B7C #B33B40 #B3723B
triadic
#B33B40 #40B33B #3B40B3
tetradic
#B33B40 #7CB33B #3BB3AE #723BB3
square
#B33B40 #7CB33B #3BB3AE #723BB3
split-complementary
#B33B40 #3BB372 #3B7CB3
monochromatic
#571D1F #852C30 #B33B40 #CB6065 #DA8E92
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.81
#B33B40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.62
#B33B40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B33B40
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B33B40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B33B40 | 1.00 | 5.81 | 3.62 | 5.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B553F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796F3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C41E3E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b33b40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 59, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.155 21.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d17874',
500: '#b33b40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b33b40; $custom-light: #d17874; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b33b40",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 59,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.5,
"s": 50.42,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52654,
"c": 0.15539,
"h": 21.9
},
"luminance": 0.13082
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B33B40
secondary
#85C5C2
accent
#DAD44E
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEEED
border
#D4C9C8
text
#150908
muted
#837B7B