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#b32421

a dark, vivid red · warm · “firebrick”

RGB
179, 36, 33
HSL
1°, 69%, 42%
CMYK
0, 80, 82, 30
Luminance
0.1096

Every format

HEX#b32421
RGBrgb(179, 36, 33)
HSLhsl(1, 69%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 82%, 30%)
LABlab(39.5 55.6 38.7)
LCHlch(39.5 67.7 34.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.500 0.179 27.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b32421;
background-color: #b32421;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b32421] bg-[#b32421]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b32421;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.702, green: 0.141, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b32421")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b32421 on white: 6.58:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b32421 on black: 3.19:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.2%
Green14.1%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta79.9%
Yellow81.6%
Key (black)29.8%

Color previews

#b32421 text on a black background

contrast 3.19:1

Card sample

#b32421 text on a white background

contrast 6.58:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b32421;
Background color
Panel with #b32421 background
background-color: #b32421;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b32421;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(179, 36, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(179, 36, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b32421;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b32421, #B38521);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b32421

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b32421 in the Color Lab