#B42048#B42048

#B42048 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.182 H 12.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42048
RGB	rgb(180, 32, 72)
HSL	hsl(344, 70%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(344, 82%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.2%, 60%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.93, 58.84, 15.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.93, 60.85, 14.76°)
OKLab	oklab(50.54% 0.1776 0.0383)
OKLCH	oklch(50.54% 0.182 12.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.5107, 11.2073, 7.2129)
Luminance	0.1120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42048 #20B48C

analogous

#B42092 #B42048 #B44220

triadic

#B42048 #48B420 #2048B4

tetradic

#B42048 #92B420 #20B48C #4220B4

square

#B42048 #92B420 #20B48C #4220B4

split-complementary

#B42048 #20B442 #2092B4

monochromatic

#4C0E1E #801733 #B42048 #DB3663 #E46A8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#B42048 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#B42048 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42048

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42048	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42048	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4B48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716944

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42048;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 32, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.182 12.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26c7a',
    500: '#b42048',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42048;
$custom-light: #d26c7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42048",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 343.784,
    "s": 69.811,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50538,
    "c": 0.18171,
    "h": 12.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42048

secondary

#66CAAF

accent

#EDBD3B

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150809

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42048

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

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