#B8322E#B8322E
#B8322E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.172 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8322E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 50, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 60%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 75%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.8%, 75%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.27, 53.05, 34.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.27, 63.29, 33.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.27% 0.1532 0.0773) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.27% 0.172 26.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4034, 12.6721, 3.9032) |
| Luminance | 0.1267 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.04
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.82
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.29
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.46
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.87
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8322E #2EB4B8
analogous
#B82E6F #B8322E #B8772E
triadic
#B8322E #2EB832 #322EB8
tetradic
#B8322E #6FB82E #2EB4B8 #772EB8
square
#B8322E #6FB82E #2EB4B8 #772EB8
split-complementary
#B8322E #2EB877 #2E6FB8
monochromatic
#561716 #872522 #B8322E #D35450 #DF8481
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.94
#B8322E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.53
#B8322E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B8322E
5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8322E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8322E | 1.00 | 5.94 | 3.53 | 5.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#59512C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6E29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB0033
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8322e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 50, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.172 26.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67467',
500: '#b8322e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8322e; $custom-light: #d67467; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8322e",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 50,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.739,
"s": 60,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52272,
"c": 0.17154,
"h": 26.8
},
"luminance": 0.12669
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8322E
secondary
#79C6C8
accent
#DFE345
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A