#B33C2B#B33C2B
#B33C2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.158 H 31.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B33C2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 60, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 76%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.75, 47.31, 36.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.75, 59.75, 37.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.46% 0.1351 0.0811) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.46% 0.158 31) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6446, 12.9929, 3.7058) |
| Luminance | 0.1299 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.28
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.49
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.66
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.34
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.59
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B33C2B #2BA2B3
analogous
#B32B5E #B33C2B #B3802B
triadic
#B33C2B #2BB33C #3C2BB3
tetradic
#B33C2B #5EB32B #2BA2B3 #802BB3
square
#B33C2B #5EB32B #2BA2B3 #802BB3
split-complementary
#B33C2B #2BB380 #2B5EB3
monochromatic
#501B13 #822B1F #B33C2B #D35948 #DF8679
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.84
#B33C2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.60
#B33C2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B33C2B
5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B33C2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B33C2B | 1.00 | 5.84 | 3.60 | 5.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5428
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6F27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C51A39
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b33c2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 60, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.158 31.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d27865',
500: '#b33c2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b33c2b; $custom-light: #d27865; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b33c2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 60,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.5,
"s": 61.261,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52456,
"c": 0.1576,
"h": 31
},
"luminance": 0.1299
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B33C2B
secondary
#73BCC7
accent
#D0E443
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A