#B42447#B42447
#B42447 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.179 H 13.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B42447 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 36, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 80%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80%, 60.6%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.28, 57.70, 16.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.28, 60.04, 16.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.79% 0.1738 0.0409) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.79% 0.179 13.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5927, 11.4231, 7.0806) |
| Luminance | 0.1142 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.30
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.60
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 3.81
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.21
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.43
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B42447 #24B491
analogous
#B4248F #B42447 #B44924
triadic
#B42447 #47B424 #2447B4
tetradic
#B42447 #8FB424 #24B491 #4924B4
square
#B42447 #8FB424 #24B491 #4924B4
split-complementary
#B42447 #24B449 #248FB4
monochromatic
#4E101F #811A33 #B42447 #D83D63 #E2708C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.39
#B42447 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.28
#B42447 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B42447
6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B42447 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B42447 | 1.00 | 6.39 | 3.28 | 6.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4C47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726943
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C50033
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b42447; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 36, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.179 13.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d26e79',
500: '#b42447',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b42447; $custom-light: #d26e79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b42447",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 36,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.417,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50794,
"c": 0.17851,
"h": 13.2
},
"luminance": 0.1142
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B42447
secondary
#6BC9B2
accent
#EAC03E
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150809
muted
#837B7B