#B42256#B42256

#B42256 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.182 H 6.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42256
RGB	rgb(180, 34, 86)
HSL	hsl(339, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(339, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 52.2%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.45, 59.33, 7.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.45, 59.78, 7.05°)
OKLab	oklab(51.03% 0.1813 0.0191)
OKLCH	oklch(51.03% 0.182 6)
XYZ	xyz(21.0761, 11.5223, 9.9165)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42256 #22B480

analogous

#B4229F #B42256 #B43722

triadic

#B42256 #56B422 #2256B4

tetradic

#B42256 #9FB422 #22B480 #3722B4

square

#B42256 #9FB422 #22B480 #3722B4

split-complementary

#B42256 #22B437 #229FB4

monochromatic

#4D0F25 #81183D #B42256 #DA3A73 #E36D97

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#B42256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#B42256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42256

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42256	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)

#494D57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6A53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 34, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.182 6.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16e85',
    500: '#b42256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42256;
$custom-light: #d16e85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 338.63,
    "s": 68.224,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51029,
    "c": 0.18232,
    "h": 6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42256

secondary

#68CAA7

accent

#EBAD3D

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEDEF

border

#D4C8CA

text

#15080B

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42256

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

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