#B8322A#B8322A
#B8322A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.172 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8322A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 50, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 63%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 77%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.8%, 77.2%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.22, 52.89, 36.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.22, 64.40, 34.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.22% 0.1518 0.0811) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.22% 0.172 28.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3282, 12.6420, 3.5072) |
| Luminance | 0.1264 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.91
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.97
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.72
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.86
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.12
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8322A #2AB0B8
analogous
#B82A69 #B8322A #B8792A
triadic
#B8322A #2AB832 #322AB8
tetradic
#B8322A #69B82A #2AB0B8 #792AB8
square
#B8322A #69B82A #2AB0B8 #792AB8
split-complementary
#B8322A #2AB879 #2A69B8
monochromatic
#541713 #86241F #B8322A #D6514A #E1817B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.95
#B8322A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.53
#B8322A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B8322A
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8322A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8322A | 1.00 | 5.95 | 3.53 | 5.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A5128
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6E25
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB0032
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8322a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 50, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.172 28.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67464',
500: '#b8322a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8322a; $custom-light: #d67464; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8322a",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 50,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.38,
"s": 62.832,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52222,
"c": 0.17211,
"h": 28.1
},
"luminance": 0.12639
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8322A
secondary
#75C4C9
accent
#DDE642
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160905
muted
#847B7A