#b32142

Color #b32142

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 14.38 Nearest Tailwind class rose-800 #a50036 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b32142

RGB

rgb(179, 33, 66)

HSL

hsl(346.4, 68.9%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(346.4, 81.6%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 81.6%, 63.1%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(39.69, 57.93, 18.96)

LCH

lch(39.69, 60.95, 18.12)

OKLCH

oklch(50.3%, 0.1797, 14.83)

HWB

hwb(346.4, 12.9%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#21b392

Analogous

#b3218b

#b32142

#b34921

Triadic

#b32142

#42b321

#2142b3

Split-complementary

#b32142

#21b349

#218bb3

Tetradic

#b32142

#b39221

#21b392

#2142b3

Square

#b32142

#8bb321

#21b392

#4921b3

Shades

Color #b32142 mixed toward black.

#951b37

#77162c

#5a1021

#3c0b16

#1e050b

Tints

Color #b32142 mixed toward white.

#d82d54

#e05776

#e88198

#f0abbb

#f7d5dd

Tones

Color #b32142 mixed toward gray.

#a72d49

#9b394f

#8f4656

#82525d

#765e63

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.21:1

White text reads better on this background (6.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8b3c · ΔE 50.6

Deuteranopia

#92993a · ΔE 56.3

Tritanopia

#af3635 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 26.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b32142;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b32142]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b32142 (#b32142) is rgb(179, 33, 66) in RGB.

No, #b32142 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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