#B42044#B42044
#B42044 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.181 H 13.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B42044 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 32, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 70%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 82%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 82.2%, 62.2%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.84, 58.58, 17.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.84, 61.27, 17.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.45% 0.1761 0.0437) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.45% 0.181 13.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3845, 11.1568, 6.5479) |
| Luminance | 0.1115 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 2.72
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.98
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 3.80
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.38
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.66
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B42044 #20B490
analogous
#B4208E #B42044 #B44620
triadic
#B42044 #44B420 #2044B4
tetradic
#B42044 #8EB420 #20B490 #4620B4
square
#B42044 #8EB420 #20B490 #4620B4
split-complementary
#B42044 #20B446 #208EB4
monochromatic
#4C0E1D #801730 #B42044 #DB365E #E46A88
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.50
#B42044 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.23
#B42044 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B42044
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B42044 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B42044 | 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)
#4C4A44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726940
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C60030
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b42044; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 32, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.181 13.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d26c77',
500: '#b42044',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b42044; $custom-light: #d26c77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b42044",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 32,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.405,
"s": 69.811,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50448,
"c": 0.1814,
"h": 13.9
},
"luminance": 0.11154
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B42044
secondary
#66CAB2
accent
#EDC13B
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150808
muted
#837B7B