#B42445#B42445

#B42445 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.178 H 14.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42445
RGB	rgb(180, 36, 69)
HSL	hsl(346, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(346, 80%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80%, 61.7%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.24, 57.57, 17.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.24, 60.27, 17.20°)
OKLab	oklab(50.75% 0.173 0.0435)
OKLCH	oklch(50.75% 0.178 14.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.5296, 11.3978, 6.7481)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42445 #24B493

analogous

#B4248D #B42445 #B44B24

triadic

#B42445 #45B424 #2445B4

tetradic

#B42445 #8DB424 #24B493 #4B24B4

square

#B42445 #8DB424 #24B493 #4B24B4

split-complementary

#B42445 #24B44B #248DB4

monochromatic

#4E101E #811A31 #B42445 #D83D61 #E2708A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#B42445 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#B42445 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42445

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42445	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42445	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4C45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726941

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42445;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 36, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.178 14.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26e78',
    500: '#b42445',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42445;
$custom-light: #d26e78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42445",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.25,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5075,
    "c": 0.17838,
    "h": 14.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42445

secondary

#6BC9B3

accent

#EAC23E

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42445

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

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