#B0242D#B0242D

#B0242D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.175 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B0242D
RGB	rgb(176, 36, 45)
HSL	hsl(356, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(356, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.5%, 74.4%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.04, 55.15, 31.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.04, 63.29, 29.38°)
OKLab	oklab(49.59% 0.1606 0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(49.59% 0.175 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.0113, 10.6843, 3.5434)
Luminance	0.1068 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B0242D #24B0A7

analogous

#B02473 #B0242D #B06124

triadic

#B0242D #2DB024 #242DB0

tetradic

#B0242D #73B024 #24B0A7 #6124B0

square

#B0242D #73B024 #24B0A7 #6124B0

split-complementary

#B0242D #24B061 #2473B0

monochromatic

#4A0F13 #7D1A20 #B0242D #D73A44 #E16D75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#B0242D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#B0242D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B0242D

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B0242D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B0242D	1.00	6.70	3.14	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50492C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726728

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C20029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b0242d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 36, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.175 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06d66',
    500: '#b0242d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b0242d;
$custom-light: #d06d66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b0242d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.143,
    "s": 66.038,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49591,
    "c": 0.17519,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B0242D

secondary

#68C8C1

accent

#E9DE3F

background

#FEF6F6

surface

#FCECEB

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160806

muted

#847A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B0242D

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

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