#B42345#B42345

#B42345 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.179 H 14.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42345
RGB	rgb(180, 35, 69)
HSL	hsl(346, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(346, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 61.7%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.14, 57.85, 17.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.14, 60.50, 17.00°)
OKLab	oklab(50.68% 0.1739 0.0432)
OKLCH	oklch(50.68% 0.179 14)
XYZ	xyz(20.4998, 11.3381, 6.7381)
Luminance	0.1134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42345 #23B492

analogous

#B4238E #B42345 #B44A23

triadic

#B42345 #45B423 #2345B4

tetradic

#B42345 #8EB423 #23B492 #4A23B4

square

#B42345 #8EB423 #23B492 #4A23B4

split-complementary

#B42345 #23B44A #238EB4

monochromatic

#4E0F1E #811931 #B42345 #D93B60 #E36E8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#B42345 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#B42345 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42345

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42345	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42345	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)

#4D4C45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726941

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42345;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 35, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.179 14.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26d78',
    500: '#b42345',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42345;
$custom-light: #d26d78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42345",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.931,
    "s": 67.442,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50677,
    "c": 0.17917,
    "h": 14
  },
  "luminance": 0.11335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42345

secondary

#69C9B3

accent

#EAC23D

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42345

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

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