#B42346#B42346
#B42346 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.179 H 13.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B42346 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 35, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 81%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 61.1%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.16, 57.91, 17.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.16, 60.38, 16.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.7% 0.1743 0.0419) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.7% 0.179 13.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5311, 11.3507, 6.9030) |
| Luminance | 0.1135 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.09
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.40
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 3.78
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.29
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.53
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B42346 #23B491
analogous
#B4238F #B42346 #B44823
triadic
#B42346 #46B423 #2346B4
tetradic
#B42346 #8FB423 #23B491 #4823B4
square
#B42346 #8FB423 #23B491 #4823B4
split-complementary
#B42346 #23B448 #238FB4
monochromatic
#4E0F1E #811932 #B42346 #D93B61 #E36E8B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.42
#B42346 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.27
#B42346 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B42346
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B42346 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B42346 | 1.00 | 6.42 | 3.27 | 6.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4C46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726942
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C50032
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b42346; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 35, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.179 13.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d26d79',
500: '#b42346',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b42346; $custom-light: #d26d79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b42346",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 35,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.517,
"s": 67.442,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50699,
"c": 0.17924,
"h": 13.5
},
"luminance": 0.11348
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B42346
secondary
#69C9B2
accent
#EAC13D
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150809
muted
#837B7B