#B42448#B42448

#B42448 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.179 H 12.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42448
RGB	rgb(180, 36, 72)
HSL	hsl(345, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(345, 80%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80%, 60%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.31, 57.77, 16.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.31, 59.94, 15.49°)
OKLab	oklab(50.82% 0.1742 0.0395)
OKLCH	oklch(50.82% 0.179 12.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.6251, 11.4360, 7.2510)
Luminance	0.1143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42448 #24B490

analogous

#B42490 #B42448 #B44824

triadic

#B42448 #48B424 #2448B4

tetradic

#B42448 #90B424 #24B490 #4824B4

square

#B42448 #90B424 #24B490 #4824B4

split-complementary

#B42448 #24B448 #2490B4

monochromatic

#4E101F #811A34 #B42448 #D83D64 #E2708D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#B42448 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#B42448 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42448

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42448	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42448	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4C48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726A44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42448;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 36, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.179 12.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26e7a',
    500: '#b42448',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42448;
$custom-light: #d26e7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42448",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50816,
    "c": 0.17859,
    "h": 12.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11433
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42448

secondary

#6BC9B1

accent

#EABF3E

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150809

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42448

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

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