#B42251#B42251

#B42251 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.181 H 8.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42251
RGB	rgb(180, 34, 81)
HSL	hsl(341, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(341, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 55%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.32, 58.95, 10.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.32, 59.84, 9.94°)
OKLab	oklab(50.89% 0.1794 0.0263)
OKLCH	oklch(50.89% 0.181 8.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.8816, 11.4445, 8.8924)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42251 #22B485

analogous

#B4229A #B42251 #B43C22

triadic

#B42251 #51B422 #2251B4

tetradic

#B42251 #9AB422 #22B485 #3C22B4

square

#B42251 #9AB422 #22B485 #3C22B4

split-complementary

#B42251 #22B43C #229AB4

monochromatic

#4D0F23 #81183A #B42251 #DA3A6D #E36D93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#B42251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#B42251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42251

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42251	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4C52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70694D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 34, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.181 8.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16d81',
    500: '#b42251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42251;
$custom-light: #d16d81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 340.685,
    "s": 68.224,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50894,
    "c": 0.18136,
    "h": 8.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42251

secondary

#68CAAA

accent

#EBB33D

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDEE

border

#D4C8C9

text

#15080A

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42251

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

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