#B42255#B42255

#B42255 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.182 H 6.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42255
RGB	rgb(180, 34, 85)
HSL	hsl(339, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(339, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 52.8%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.42, 59.25, 7.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.42, 59.78, 7.63°)
OKLab	oklab(51% 0.181 0.0205)
OKLCH	oklch(51% 0.182 6.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.0361, 11.5063, 9.7058)
Luminance	0.1150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42255 #22B481

analogous

#B4229E #B42255 #B43822

triadic

#B42255 #55B422 #2255B4

tetradic

#B42255 #9EB422 #22B481 #3822B4

square

#B42255 #9EB422 #22B481 #3822B4

split-complementary

#B42255 #22B438 #229EB4

monochromatic

#4D0F24 #81183D #B42255 #DA3A71 #E36D96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#B42255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#B42255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42255

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42255	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4D56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706A51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 34, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.182 6.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16e84',
    500: '#b42255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42255;
$custom-light: #d16e84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 339.041,
    "s": 68.224,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51001,
    "c": 0.18211,
    "h": 6.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42255

secondary

#68CAA8

accent

#EBAE3D

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEDEF

border

#D4C8CA

text

#15080A

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42255

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

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