#B42449#B42449
#B42449 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.179 H 12.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B42449 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 36, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 80%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80%, 59.4%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.33, 57.83, 15.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.33, 59.85, 14.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.84% 0.1746 0.0381) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.84% 0.179 12.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6580, 11.4492, 7.4242) |
| Luminance | 0.1145 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 3.79
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.79
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 3.95
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 3.96
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.99
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B42449 #24B48F
analogous
#B42491 #B42449 #B44724
triadic
#B42449 #49B424 #2449B4
tetradic
#B42449 #91B424 #24B48F #4724B4
square
#B42449 #91B424 #24B48F #4724B4
split-complementary
#B42449 #24B447 #2491B4
monochromatic
#4E1020 #811A34 #B42449 #D83D65 #E2708D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.38
#B42449 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.29
#B42449 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B42449
6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B42449 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B42449 | 1.00 | 6.38 | 3.29 | 6.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4C49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726A45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C50034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b42449; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 36, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.179 12.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d26e7b',
500: '#b42449',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b42449; $custom-light: #d26e7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b42449",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 36,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 344.583,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50839,
"c": 0.17868,
"h": 12.3
},
"luminance": 0.11446
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B42449
secondary
#6BC9B1
accent
#EABE3E
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150809
muted
#837B7B