#B03542#B03542

#B03542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.158 H 18.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B03542
RGB	rgb(176, 53, 66)
HSL	hsl(354, 54%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(354, 70%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.9%, 62.5%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.49, 50.40, 21.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.49, 54.68, 22.80°)
OKLab	oklab(51.52% 0.1499 0.0512)
OKLCH	oklch(51.52% 0.158 18.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.1630, 12.1725, 6.4410)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B03542 #35B0A3

analogous

#B0357F #B03542 #B06635

triadic

#B03542 #42B035 #3542B0

tetradic

#B03542 #7FB035 #35B0A3 #6635B0

square

#B03542 #7FB035 #35B0A3 #6635B0

split-complementary

#B03542 #35B066 #357FB0

monochromatic

#52191F #812730 #B03542 #CC5663 #DA858E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#B03542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#B03542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B03542

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B03542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B03542	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565142

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756B3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C1143B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b03542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 53, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.158 18.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7476',
    500: '#b03542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b03542;
$custom-light: #ce7476;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b03542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.659,
    "s": 53.712,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51518,
    "c": 0.15842,
    "h": 18.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B03542

secondary

#7DC4BC

accent

#DDCE4B

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B03542

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

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