#B42347#B42347
#B42347 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.179 H 13.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B42347 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 35, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 81%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 60.6%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.19, 57.98, 16.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.19, 60.28, 15.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.72% 0.1747 0.0405) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.72% 0.179 13.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5629, 11.3634, 7.0706) |
| Luminance | 0.1136 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.33
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.57
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 3.82
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.06
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.28
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B42347 #23B490
analogous
#B42390 #B42347 #B44723
triadic
#B42347 #47B423 #2347B4
tetradic
#B42347 #90B423 #23B490 #4723B4
square
#B42347 #90B423 #23B490 #4723B4
split-complementary
#B42347 #23B447 #2390B4
monochromatic
#4E0F1F #811933 #B42347 #D93B62 #E36E8B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.42
#B42347 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.27
#B42347 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B42347
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B42347 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B42347 | 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)
#4D4C47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726943
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C50033
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b42347; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 35, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.179 13.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d26d79',
500: '#b42347',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b42347; $custom-light: #d26d79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b42347",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 35,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.103,
"s": 67.442,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50721,
"c": 0.17931,
"h": 13.1
},
"luminance": 0.1136
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B42347
secondary
#69C9B2
accent
#EABF3D
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150809
muted
#837B7B