#B4224E#B4224E
#B4224E is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.181 H 9.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4224E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 34, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(342, 68%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(342, 81%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 56.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.25, 58.73, 12.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.25, 59.97, 11.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.82% 0.1783 0.0306) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.82% 0.181 9.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7716, 11.4005, 8.3130) |
| Luminance | 0.1140 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 2.80
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 2.83
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.77
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 5.06
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.18
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4224E #22B488
analogous
#B42297 #B4224E #B43F22
triadic
#B4224E #4EB422 #224EB4
tetradic
#B4224E #97B422 #22B488 #3F22B4
square
#B4224E #97B422 #22B488 #3F22B4
split-complementary
#B4224E #22B43F #2297B4
monochromatic
#4D0F21 #811838 #B4224E #DA3A6A #E36D91
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.40
#B4224E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.28
#B4224E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B4224E
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4224E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4224E | 1.00 | 6.40 | 3.28 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B4C4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#71694A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C50036
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4224e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 34, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.181 9.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d16d7f',
500: '#b4224e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4224e; $custom-light: #d16d7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4224e",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 34,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 341.918,
"s": 68.224,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50817,
"c": 0.18089,
"h": 9.7
},
"luminance": 0.11397
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4224E
secondary
#68CAAC
accent
#EBB73D
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDEE
border
#D4C8C9
text
#15080A
muted
#837B7C