#B42248#B42248

#B42248 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.180 H 12.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42248
RGB	rgb(180, 34, 72)
HSL	hsl(344, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(344, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 60%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.11, 58.32, 15.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.11, 60.41, 15.11°)
OKLab	oklab(50.67% 0.1759 0.0389)
OKLCH	oklch(50.67% 0.18 12.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.5662, 11.3183, 7.2314)
Luminance	0.1132 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42248 #22B48E

analogous

#B42291 #B42248 #B44522

triadic

#B42248 #48B422 #2248B4

tetradic

#B42248 #91B422 #22B48E #4522B4

square

#B42248 #91B422 #22B48E #4522B4

split-complementary

#B42248 #22B445 #2291B4

monochromatic

#4D0F1F #811833 #B42248 #DA3A63 #E36D8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#B42248 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#B42248 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42248

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42248	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42248	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4B48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716944

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42248;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 34, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.180 12.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26d7a',
    500: '#b42248',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42248;
$custom-light: #d26d7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42248",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 344.384,
    "s": 68.224,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50673,
    "c": 0.18018,
    "h": 12.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42248

secondary

#68CAB0

accent

#EBBE3D

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150809

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42248

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

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