#B3422D#B3422D

#B3422D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.151 H 32.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B3422D
RGB	rgb(179, 66, 45)
HSL	hsl(9, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(9, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 74.9%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.76, 44.76, 36.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.76, 57.73, 39.17°)
OKLab	oklab(53.22% 0.1275 0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(53.22% 0.151 32.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.0145, 13.6726, 4.0146)
Luminance	0.1367 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B3422D #2D9EB3

analogous

#B32D5B #B3422D #B3852D

triadic

#B3422D #2DB342 #422DB3

tetradic

#B3422D #5BB32D #2D9EB3 #852DB3

square

#B3422D #5BB32D #2D9EB3 #852DB3

split-complementary

#B3422D #2DB385 #2D5BB3

monochromatic

#511E14 #823021 #B3422D #D2604B #DE8C7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#B3422D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#B3422D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B3422D

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B3422D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B3422D	1.00	5.62	3.73	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61582A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7129

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5263E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b3422d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 66, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.151 32.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d17b67',
    500: '#b3422d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b3422d;
$custom-light: #d17b67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b3422d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.403,
    "s": 59.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53221,
    "c": 0.15141,
    "h": 32.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B3422D

secondary

#75BAC7

accent

#CAE345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B3422D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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