#B0242A#B0242A

#B0242A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.175 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B0242A
RGB	rgb(176, 36, 42)
HSL	hsl(357, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(357, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.5%, 76.1%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.01, 55.03, 32.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.01, 64.07, 30.79°)
OKLab	oklab(49.55% 0.1595 0.0731)
OKLCH	oklch(49.55% 0.175 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.9556, 10.6620, 3.2499)
Luminance	0.1066 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B0242A #24B0AA

analogous

#B02470 #B0242A #B06424

triadic

#B0242A #2AB024 #242AB0

tetradic

#B0242A #70B024 #24B0AA #6424B0

square

#B0242A #70B024 #24B0AA #6424B0

split-complementary

#B0242A #24B064 #2470B0

monochromatic

#4A0F12 #7D1A1E #B0242A #D73A41 #E16D72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#B0242A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#B0242A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B0242A

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B0242A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B0242A	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504929

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726724

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C20028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b0242a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 36, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.175 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16c64',
    500: '#b0242a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b0242a;
$custom-light: #d16c64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b0242a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.429,
    "s": 66.038,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4955,
    "c": 0.17548,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10659
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B0242A

secondary

#68C8C3

accent

#E9E23F

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECEA

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B0242A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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