#B42244#B42244

#B42244 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.180 H 14.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42244
RGB	rgb(180, 34, 68)
HSL	hsl(346, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(346, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 62.2%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.03, 58.06, 18.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.03, 60.84, 17.38°)
OKLab	oklab(50.59% 0.1744 0.0443)
OKLCH	oklch(50.59% 0.18 14.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4400, 11.2678, 6.5664)
Luminance	0.1127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42244 #22B492

analogous

#B4228D #B42244 #B44922

triadic

#B42244 #44B422 #2244B4

tetradic

#B42244 #8DB422 #22B492 #4922B4

square

#B42244 #8DB422 #22B492 #4922B4

split-complementary

#B42244 #22B449 #228DB4

monochromatic

#4D0F1D #811831 #B42244 #DA3A5F #E36D89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#B42244 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#B42244 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42244

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42244	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42244	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4B44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726940

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42244;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 34, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.180 14.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26d77',
    500: '#b42244',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42244;
$custom-light: #d26d77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42244",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.027,
    "s": 68.224,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50585,
    "c": 0.17989,
    "h": 14.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42244

secondary

#68CAB3

accent

#EBC23D

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42244

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

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