#B42457#B42457

#B42457 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.181 H 5.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42457
RGB	rgb(180, 36, 87)
HSL	hsl(339, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(339, 80%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80%, 51.7%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.66, 58.87, 7.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.66, 59.28, 6.79°)
OKLab	oklab(51.2% 0.1799 0.0183)
OKLCH	oklch(51.2% 0.181 5.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.1755, 11.6562, 10.1498)
Luminance	0.1165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42457 #24B481

analogous

#B4249F #B42457 #B43924

triadic

#B42457 #57B424 #2457B4

tetradic

#B42457 #9FB424 #24B481 #3924B4

square

#B42457 #9FB424 #24B481 #3924B4

split-complementary

#B42457 #24B439 #249FB4

monochromatic

#4E1026 #811A3E #B42457 #D83D74 #E27099

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#B42457 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#B42457 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42457

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42457	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42457	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4E58

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706A54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C4003B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42457;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 36, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.181 5.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16e86',
    500: '#b42457',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42457;
$custom-light: #d16e86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42457",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 338.75,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51198,
    "c": 0.18086,
    "h": 5.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42457

secondary

#6BC9A8

accent

#EAAD3E

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEDEF

border

#D4C8CA

text

#15080B

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42457

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

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