#B42249#B42249

#B42249 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.180 H 12.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42249
RGB	rgb(180, 34, 73)
HSL	hsl(344, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(344, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 59.4%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.13, 58.38, 15.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.13, 60.31, 14.54°)
OKLab	oklab(50.7% 0.1763 0.0375)
OKLCH	oklch(50.7% 0.18 12)
XYZ	xyz(20.5991, 11.3315, 7.4046)
Luminance	0.1133 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42249 #22B48D

analogous

#B42292 #B42249 #B44422

triadic

#B42249 #49B422 #2249B4

tetradic

#B42249 #92B422 #22B48D #4422B4

square

#B42249 #92B422 #22B48D #4422B4

split-complementary

#B42249 #22B444 #2292B4

monochromatic

#4D0F1F #811834 #B42249 #DA3A64 #E36D8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#B42249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#B42249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42249

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42249	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4C4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716945

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 34, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.180 12.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26d7b',
    500: '#b42249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42249;
$custom-light: #d26d7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 343.973,
    "s": 68.224,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50696,
    "c": 0.18029,
    "h": 12
  },
  "luminance": 0.11328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42249

secondary

#68CAB0

accent

#EBBD3D

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150809

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42249

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

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