#B33C30#B33C30
#B33C30 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.157 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B33C30 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 60, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 58%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 73%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 73.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.81, 47.53, 33.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.81, 58.28, 35.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.52% 0.1368 0.0763) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.52% 0.157 29.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7420, 13.0318, 4.2189) |
| Luminance | 0.1303 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.16
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.22
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.77
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.05
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.10
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B33C30 #30A7B3
analogous
#B33066 #B33C30 #B37E30
triadic
#B33C30 #30B33C #3C30B3
tetradic
#B33C30 #66B330 #30A7B3 #7E30B3
square
#B33C30 #66B330 #30A7B3 #7E30B3
split-complementary
#B33C30 #30B37E #3066B3
monochromatic
#521C16 #832C23 #B33C30 #D05C50 #DD8980
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.82
#B33C30 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.61
#B33C30 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B33C30
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B33C30 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B33C30 | 1.00 | 5.82 | 3.61 | 5.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D552E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6F2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C51B3A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b33c30; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 60, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.157 29.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d17869',
500: '#b33c30',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b33c30; $custom-light: #d17869; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b33c30",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 60,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.496,
"s": 57.709,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52519,
"c": 0.15666,
"h": 29.2
},
"luminance": 0.13029
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B33C30
secondary
#79BFC6
accent
#D3E147
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEEEB
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150906
muted
#837B7A