#B33C2F#B33C2F
#B33C2F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.157 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B33C2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 60, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 58%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 73.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.80, 47.49, 34.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.80, 58.57, 35.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.51% 0.1365 0.0773) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.51% 0.157 29.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7216, 13.0237, 4.1115) |
| Luminance | 0.1302 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.19
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.49
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.64
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.98
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.24
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B33C2F #2FA6B3
analogous
#B32F64 #B33C2F #B37E2F
triadic
#B33C2F #2FB33C #3C2FB3
tetradic
#B33C2F #64B32F #2FA6B3 #7E2FB3
square
#B33C2F #64B32F #2FA6B3 #7E2FB3
split-complementary
#B33C2F #2FB37E #2F64B3
monochromatic
#521C16 #832C22 #B33C2F #D15B4F #DD887F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.83
#B33C2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.60
#B33C2F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B33C2F
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B33C2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B33C2F | 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)
#5D552D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6F2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C51B3A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b33c2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 60, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.157 29.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d27868',
500: '#b33c2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b33c2f; $custom-light: #d27868; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b33c2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 60,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.909,
"s": 58.407,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52506,
"c": 0.15684,
"h": 29.5
},
"luminance": 0.13021
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B33C2F
secondary
#78BEC6
accent
#D2E246
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEEEB
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150906
muted
#837B7A