#B42414#B42414

#B42414 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.182 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42414
RGB	rgb(180, 36, 20)
HSL	hsl(6, 80%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(6, 89%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80%, 88.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.61, 55.60, 45.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.61, 71.74, 39.19°)
OKLab	oklab(50.08% 0.1567 0.0923)
OKLCH	oklch(50.08% 0.182 30.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.5820, 11.0188, 1.7575)
Luminance	0.1102 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42414 #14A4B4

analogous

#B41454 #B42414 #B47414

triadic

#B42414 #14B424 #2414B4

tetradic

#B42414 #54B414 #14A4B4 #7414B4

square

#B42414 #54B414 #14A4B4 #7414B4

split-complementary

#B42414 #14B474 #1454B4

monochromatic

#460E08 #7D190E #B42414 #E6331F #EC6556

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#B42414 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#B42414 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42414

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42414	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42414	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#53490F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766907

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C70023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42414;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 36, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.182 30.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d56d55',
    500: '#b42414',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42414;
$custom-light: #d56d55;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42414",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6,
    "s": 80,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50081,
    "c": 0.18182,
    "h": 30.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42414

secondary

#55C3CF

accent

#E3F631

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FDECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160803

muted

#847A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42414

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

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