#B42045#B42045
#B42045 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.181 H 13.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B42045 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 32, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 70%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 82%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 82.2%, 61.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.86, 58.65, 17.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.86, 61.15, 16.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.47% 0.1765 0.0424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.47% 0.181 13.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4152, 11.1691, 6.7100) |
| Luminance | 0.1117 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 2.94
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.14
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 3.81
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.12
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.39
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B42045 #20B48F
analogous
#B4208F #B42045 #B44520
triadic
#B42045 #45B420 #2045B4
tetradic
#B42045 #8FB420 #20B48F #4520B4
square
#B42045 #8FB420 #20B48F #4520B4
split-complementary
#B42045 #20B445 #208FB4
monochromatic
#4C0E1D #801731 #B42045 #DB365F #E46A89
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.50
#B42045 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.23
#B42045 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B42045
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B42045 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B42045 | 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)
#4C4B45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#716941
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C50031
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b42045; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 32, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.181 13.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d26c78',
500: '#b42045',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b42045; $custom-light: #d26c78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b42045",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 32,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345,
"s": 69.811,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5047,
"c": 0.18146,
"h": 13.5
},
"luminance": 0.11166
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B42045
secondary
#66CAB1
accent
#EDC03B
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150808
muted
#837B7B