Palettes / Colors / #B33232

#B33232 — Red

#B33232 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: brown (#A52A2A) — not an exact match. CSS brown gives you #A52A2A, a different color; use #B33232 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B33232 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #32B3B3; it also sits naturally between #B33273 and #B37332. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 70% · Green 20% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 72% · Key 30%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B33232

.text { color: #B33232; }
.background { background-color: #B33232; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B33232; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 50, 50); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 56%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B33232; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 50, 50, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B33232; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 50, 50, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B33232">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B33232">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #32B3B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B33232: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B33232

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B33232 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B33232 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B33231  ·  #B33233 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B33232?

#B33232 is Red, a red color (RGB 179, 50, 50). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B33232?

#B33232 is RGB 179, 50, 50 — HSL 0°, 56%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 72%, 72%, 30%.

What colors go with #B33232?

Its complement is #32B3B3; analogous partners are #B33273 and #B37332. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B33232 for text?

White text on #B33232 has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.42:1.