#B42514#B42514

#B42514 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.181 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42514
RGB	rgb(180, 37, 20)
HSL	hsl(6, 80%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(6, 89%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.4%, 88.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.72, 55.31, 45.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.72, 71.57, 39.39°)
OKLab	oklab(50.16% 0.1558 0.0925)
OKLCH	oklch(50.16% 0.181 30.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.6127, 11.0802, 1.7677)
Luminance	0.1108 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42514 #14A3B4

analogous

#B41453 #B42514 #B47514

triadic

#B42514 #14B425 #2514B4

tetradic

#B42514 #53B414 #14A3B4 #7514B4

square

#B42514 #53B414 #14A3B4 #7514B4

split-complementary

#B42514 #14B475 #1453B4

monochromatic

#460E08 #7D1A0E #B42514 #E6341F #EC6656

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#B42514 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#B42514 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42514

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42514	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42514	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#53490F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766907

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C70023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42514;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 37, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.181 30.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d56d55',
    500: '#b42514',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42514;
$custom-light: #d56d55;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42514",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.375,
    "s": 80,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50158,
    "c": 0.18114,
    "h": 30.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42514

secondary

#55C2CF

accent

#E1F631

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160803

muted

#847B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42514

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

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