#B42455#B42455
#B42455 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.180 H 6.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B42455 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 36, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(340, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(340, 80%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80%, 52.8%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.61, 58.71, 8.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.61, 59.28, 7.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.14% 0.1792 0.0212) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.14% 0.18 6.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0949, 11.6239, 9.7254) |
| Luminance | 0.1162 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 2.94
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 3.27
Deep Pink
#CB0162
ΔE00 4.56
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.58
Violet Red
#A50055
ΔE00 5.96
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B42455 #24B483
analogous
#B4249D #B42455 #B43B24
triadic
#B42455 #55B424 #2455B4
tetradic
#B42455 #9DB424 #24B483 #3B24B4
square
#B42455 #9DB424 #24B483 #3B24B4
split-complementary
#B42455 #24B43B #249DB4
monochromatic
#4E1025 #811A3D #B42455 #D83D72 #E27097
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.32
#B42455 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.32
#B42455 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B42455
6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B42455 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B42455 | 1.00 | 6.32 | 3.32 | 6.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B4D56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#706A52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5003A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b42455; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 36, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.180 6.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d16e84',
500: '#b42455',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b42455; $custom-light: #d16e84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b42455",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 36,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 339.583,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51142,
"c": 0.18044,
"h": 6.8
},
"luminance": 0.11621
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B42455
secondary
#6BC9A9
accent
#EAAF3E
background
#FDF7F8
surface
#FBEDEF
border
#D4C8CA
text
#15080A
muted
#837B7C