#B33D2C#B33D2C
#B33D2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.156 H 31.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B33D2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 61, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.9%, 75.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.92, 46.93, 36.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.92, 59.21, 37.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.59% 0.1341 0.0806) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.59% 0.156 31) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7160, 13.1060, 3.8213) |
| Luminance | 0.1310 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.40
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.64
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.76
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.47
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.50
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B33D2C #2CA2B3
analogous
#B32C5E #B33D2C #B3802C
triadic
#B33D2C #2CB33D #3D2CB3
tetradic
#B33D2C #5EB32C #2CA2B3 #802CB3
square
#B33D2C #5EB32C #2CA2B3 #802CB3
split-complementary
#B33D2C #2CB380 #2C5EB3
monochromatic
#511C14 #822C20 #B33D2C #D25B4A #DF877B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.80
#B33D2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.62
#B33D2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B33D2C
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B33D2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B33D2C | 1.00 | 5.80 | 3.62 | 5.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5529
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6F28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C51C3A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b33d2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 61, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.156 31.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d27966',
500: '#b33d2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b33d2c; $custom-light: #d27966; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b33d2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 61,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.556,
"s": 60.538,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52587,
"c": 0.15645,
"h": 31
},
"luminance": 0.13103
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B33D2C
secondary
#74BCC7
accent
#D0E444
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A