#B42553#B42553

#B42553 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.179 H 7.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42553
RGB	rgb(180, 37, 83)
HSL	hsl(341, 66%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(341, 79%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.4%, 53.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.66, 58.27, 9.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.66, 59.05, 9.30°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% 0.1775 0.0244)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.179 7.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.0473, 11.6540, 9.3231)
Luminance	0.1165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42553 #25B486

analogous

#B4259B #B42553 #B43E25

triadic

#B42553 #53B425 #2553B4

tetradic

#B42553 #9BB425 #25B486 #3E25B4

square

#B42553 #9BB425 #25B486 #3E25B4

split-complementary

#B42553 #25B43E #259BB4

monochromatic

#4E1024 #811B3C #B42553 #D73F70 #E27196

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#B42553 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#B42553 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42553

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42553	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42553	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)

#4B4E54

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716A50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42553;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 37, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.179 7.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16f83',
    500: '#b42553',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42553;
$custom-light: #d16f83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42553",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 340.699,
    "s": 65.899,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51161,
    "c": 0.17919,
    "h": 7.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42553

secondary

#6CC9AB

accent

#E9B23F

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDEE

border

#D4C8C9

text

#15080A

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42553

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

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