#B04243#B04243

#B04243 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.144 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B04243
RGB	rgb(176, 66, 67)
HSL	hsl(359, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(359, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.5%, 61.9%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.56, 44.92, 23.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.56, 50.58, 27.36°)
OKLab	oklab(53.07% 0.1327 0.056)
OKLCH	oklch(53.07% 0.144 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.8678, 13.5345, 6.8227)
Luminance	0.1353 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B04243 #42B0AF

analogous

#B0427A #B04243 #B07842

triadic

#B04243 #43B042 #4243B0

tetradic

#B04243 #7AB042 #42B0AF #7842B0

square

#B04243 #7AB042 #42B0AF #7842B0

split-complementary

#B04243 #42B078 #427AB0

monochromatic

#572121 #833132 #B04243 #C76969 #D79596

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#B04243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#B04243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B04243

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B04243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B04243	1.00	5.67	3.71	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5842

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7040

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C12C43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b04243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 66, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.144 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7b77',
    500: '#b04243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b04243;
$custom-light: #ce7b77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b04243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.455,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53072,
    "c": 0.14405,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13532
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B04243

secondary

#8BC3C2

accent

#D5D453

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B04243

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

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