#B42416#B42416

#B42416 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.182 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42416
RGB	rgb(180, 36, 22)
HSL	hsl(5, 78%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(5, 88%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80%, 87.8%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.62, 55.64, 44.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.62, 71.21, 38.61°)
OKLab	oklab(50.09% 0.1571 0.0911)
OKLCH	oklch(50.09% 0.182 30.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.6006, 11.0262, 1.8551)
Luminance	0.1102 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42416 #16A6B4

analogous

#B41657 #B42416 #B47316

triadic

#B42416 #16B424 #2416B4

tetradic

#B42416 #57B416 #16A6B4 #7316B4

square

#B42416 #57B416 #16A6B4 #7316B4

split-complementary

#B42416 #16B473 #1657B4

monochromatic

#470E09 #7D190F #B42416 #E43423 #EB665A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#B42416 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#B42416 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42416

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42416	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42416	1.00	6.55	3.20	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534911

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#76690A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C70023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42416;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 36, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.182 30.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d56d57',
    500: '#b42416',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42416;
$custom-light: #d56d57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42416",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.316,
    "s": 78.218,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50094,
    "c": 0.1816,
    "h": 30.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42416

secondary

#58C4CE

accent

#E4F533

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FDECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160803

muted

#847A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42416

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

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