#B42356#B42356

#B42356 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.181 H 6.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42356
RGB	rgb(180, 35, 86)
HSL	hsl(339, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(339, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 52.2%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.54, 59.06, 7.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.54, 59.53, 7.21°)
OKLab	oklab(51.1% 0.1805 0.0194)
OKLCH	oklch(51.1% 0.181 6.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.1051, 11.5803, 9.9262)
Luminance	0.1158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42356 #23B481

analogous

#B4239E #B42356 #B43923

triadic

#B42356 #56B423 #2356B4

tetradic

#B42356 #9EB423 #23B481 #3923B4

square

#B42356 #9EB423 #23B481 #3923B4

split-complementary

#B42356 #23B439 #239EB4

monochromatic

#4E0F25 #81193E #B42356 #D93B73 #E36E97

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#B42356 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#B42356 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42356

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42356	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42356	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4D57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706A53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C4003A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42356;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 35, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.181 6.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16e85',
    500: '#b42356',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42356;
$custom-light: #d16e85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42356",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 338.897,
    "s": 67.442,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51098,
    "c": 0.18149,
    "h": 6.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42356

secondary

#69C9A8

accent

#EAAE3D

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEDEF

border

#D4C8CA

text

#15080B

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42356

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

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