#B0242E#B0242E

#B0242E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.175 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B0242E
RGB	rgb(176, 36, 46)
HSL	hsl(356, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(356, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.5%, 73.9%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.06, 55.20, 30.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.06, 63.04, 28.89°)
OKLab	oklab(49.61% 0.161 0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(49.61% 0.175 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.0308, 10.6921, 3.6460)
Luminance	0.1069 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B0242E #24B0A6

analogous

#B02474 #B0242E #B06024

triadic

#B0242E #2EB024 #242EB0

tetradic

#B0242E #74B024 #24B0A6 #6024B0

square

#B0242E #74B024 #24B0A6 #6024B0

split-complementary

#B0242E #24B060 #2474B0

monochromatic

#4A0F13 #7D1A21 #B0242E #D73A46 #E16D76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.69

#B0242E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#B0242E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B0242E

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B0242E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B0242E	1.00	6.69	3.14	6.69
#FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F492D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726729

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C20029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b0242e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 36, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.175 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06d67',
    500: '#b0242e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b0242e;
$custom-light: #d06d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b0242e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.714,
    "s": 66.038,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49605,
    "c": 0.17509,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B0242E

secondary

#68C8C1

accent

#E9DD3F

background

#FEF6F6

surface

#FCECEB

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160806

muted

#847A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B0242E

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

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