#B33E20#B33E20
#B33E20 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.158 H 35.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B33E20 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 62, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 70%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 82%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 82.1%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.97, 46.05, 42.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.97, 62.67, 42.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.58% 0.1291 0.091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.58% 0.158 35.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5761, 13.1363, 2.8183) |
| Luminance | 0.1313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 3.31
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.17
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 4.86
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 5.04
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.10
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B33E20 #2095B3
analogous
#B3204C #B33E20 #B38820
triadic
#B33E20 #20B33E #3E20B3
tetradic
#B33E20 #4CB320 #2095B3 #8820B3
square
#B33E20 #4CB320 #2095B3 #8820B3
split-complementary
#B33E20 #20B388 #204CB3
monochromatic
#4B1A0D #7F2C17 #B33E20 #DB5735 #E48269
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#B33E20 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.63
#B33E20 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B33E20
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B33E20 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B33E20 | 1.00 | 5.79 | 3.63 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#60551B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D6F1B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C51C38
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b33e20; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 62, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.158 35.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2795e',
500: '#b33e20',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b33e20; $custom-light: #d2795e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b33e20",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 62,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.245,
"s": 69.668,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52584,
"c": 0.15795,
"h": 35.2
},
"luminance": 0.13133
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B33E20
secondary
#65B5CA
accent
#C8EC3B
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEEE9
border
#D5C9C5
text
#160904
muted
#847B79