#B42446#B42446

#B42446 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.178 H 13.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42446
RGB	rgb(180, 36, 70)
HSL	hsl(346, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(346, 80%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80%, 61.1%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.26, 57.64, 17.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.26, 60.15, 16.63°)
OKLab	oklab(50.77% 0.1734 0.0422)
OKLCH	oklch(50.77% 0.178 13.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.5609, 11.4103, 6.9129)
Luminance	0.1141 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42446 #24B492

analogous

#B4248E #B42446 #B44A24

triadic

#B42446 #46B424 #2446B4

tetradic

#B42446 #8EB424 #24B492 #4A24B4

square

#B42446 #8EB424 #24B492 #4A24B4

split-complementary

#B42446 #24B44A #248EB4

monochromatic

#4E101E #811A32 #B42446 #D83D62 #E2708B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#B42446 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#B42446 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42446

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42446	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42446	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)

#4E4C46

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726942

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42446;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 36, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.178 13.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26e79',
    500: '#b42446',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42446;
$custom-light: #d26e79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42446",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.833,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50772,
    "c": 0.17844,
    "h": 13.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42446

secondary

#6BC9B3

accent

#EAC13E

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150809

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42446

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

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