#B33C2D#B33C2D
#B33C2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.157 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B33C2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 60, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 74.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.78, 47.40, 35.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.78, 59.15, 36.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.48% 0.1358 0.0793) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.48% 0.157 30.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6822, 13.0079, 3.9038) |
| Luminance | 0.1300 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.30
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.42
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.78
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.04
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.61
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B33C2D #2DA4B3
analogous
#B32D61 #B33C2D #B37F2D
triadic
#B33C2D #2DB33C #3C2DB3
tetradic
#B33C2D #61B32D #2DA4B3 #7F2DB3
square
#B33C2D #61B32D #2DA4B3 #7F2DB3
split-complementary
#B33C2D #2DB37F #2D61B3
monochromatic
#511B14 #822C21 #B33C2D #D25A4B #DE877C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.83
#B33C2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.60
#B33C2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B33C2D
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B33C2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B33C2D | 1.00 | 5.83 | 3.60 | 5.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E552B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6F29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C51A39
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b33c2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 60, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.157 30.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d27867',
500: '#b33c2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b33c2d; $custom-light: #d27867; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b33c2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 60,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.716,
"s": 59.821,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5248,
"c": 0.15721,
"h": 30.3
},
"luminance": 0.13005
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B33C2D
secondary
#75BDC7
accent
#D1E345
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A