#B42241#B42241

#B42241 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.180 H 15.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42241
RGB	rgb(180, 34, 65)
HSL	hsl(347, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(347, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 63.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.97, 57.88, 19.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.97, 61.23, 19.05°)
OKLab	oklab(50.52% 0.1732 0.0482)
OKLCH	oklch(50.52% 0.18 15.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.3508, 11.2321, 6.0965)
Luminance	0.1123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42241 #22B495

analogous

#B4228A #B42241 #B44C22

triadic

#B42241 #41B422 #2241B4

tetradic

#B42241 #8AB422 #22B495 #4C22B4

square

#B42241 #8AB422 #22B495 #4C22B4

split-complementary

#B42241 #22B44C #228AB4

monochromatic

#4D0F1C #81182E #B42241 #DA3A5C #E36D86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#B42241 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#B42241 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42241

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42241	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42241	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4B41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72693D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42241;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 34, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.180 15.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26d75',
    500: '#b42241',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42241;
$custom-light: #d26d75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42241",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.26,
    "s": 68.224,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50522,
    "c": 0.17976,
    "h": 15.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42241

secondary

#68CAB5

accent

#EBC63D

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#160808

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42241

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

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