#B0242C#B0242C

#B0242C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.175 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B0242C
RGB	rgb(176, 36, 44)
HSL	hsl(357, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(357, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.5%, 75%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.03, 55.11, 31.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.03, 63.55, 29.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.58% 0.1602 0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(49.58% 0.175 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.9922, 10.6767, 3.4432)
Luminance	0.1067 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B0242C #24B0A8

analogous

#B02472 #B0242C #B06224

triadic

#B0242C #2CB024 #242CB0

tetradic

#B0242C #72B024 #24B0A8 #6224B0

square

#B0242C #72B024 #24B0A8 #6224B0

split-complementary

#B0242C #24B062 #2472B0

monochromatic

#4A0F13 #7D1A1F #B0242C #D73A43 #E16D74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#B0242C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#B0242C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B0242C

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B0242C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B0242C	1.00	6.70	3.13	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50492B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726727

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C20029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b0242c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 36, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.175 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06d65',
    500: '#b0242c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b0242c;
$custom-light: #d06d65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b0242c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.571,
    "s": 66.038,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49577,
    "c": 0.17528,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B0242C

secondary

#68C8C2

accent

#E9DF3F

background

#FEF6F6

surface

#FCECEB

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B0242C

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

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