#B42245#B42245

#B42245 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.180 H 13.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42245
RGB	rgb(180, 34, 69)
HSL	hsl(346, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(346, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 61.7%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.05, 58.12, 17.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.05, 60.72, 16.81°)
OKLab	oklab(50.61% 0.1748 0.0429)
OKLCH	oklch(50.61% 0.18 13.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.4708, 11.2801, 6.7285)
Luminance	0.1128 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42245 #22B491

analogous

#B4228E #B42245 #B44822

triadic

#B42245 #45B422 #2245B4

tetradic

#B42245 #8EB422 #22B491 #4822B4

square

#B42245 #8EB422 #22B491 #4822B4

split-complementary

#B42245 #22B448 #228EB4

monochromatic

#4D0F1E #811831 #B42245 #DA3A60 #E36D89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#B42245 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#B42245 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42245

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42245	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42245	1.00	6.45	3.26	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4B45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726941

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42245;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 34, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.180 13.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26d78',
    500: '#b42245',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42245;
$custom-light: #d26d78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42245",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.616,
    "s": 68.224,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50606,
    "c": 0.17996,
    "h": 13.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42245

secondary

#68CAB2

accent

#EBC13D

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42245

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

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