#B42043#B42043

#B42043 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.181 H 14.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42043
RGB	rgb(180, 32, 67)
HSL	hsl(346, 70%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(346, 82%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.2%, 62.8%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.82, 58.52, 18.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.82, 61.39, 17.57°)
OKLab	oklab(50.43% 0.1757 0.045)
OKLCH	oklch(50.43% 0.181 14.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.3542, 11.1447, 6.3885)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42043 #20B491

analogous

#B4208D #B42043 #B44720

triadic

#B42043 #43B420 #2043B4

tetradic

#B42043 #8DB420 #20B491 #4720B4

square

#B42043 #8DB420 #20B491 #4720B4

split-complementary

#B42043 #20B447 #208DB4

monochromatic

#4C0E1C #801730 #B42043 #DB365D #E46A87

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#B42043 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#B42043 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42043

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42043	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42043	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4A43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72693F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42043;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 32, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.181 14.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26c76',
    500: '#b42043',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42043;
$custom-light: #d26c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42043",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.811,
    "s": 69.811,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50427,
    "c": 0.18134,
    "h": 14.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42043

secondary

#66CAB2

accent

#EDC33B

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42043

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

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