#B42556#B42556

#B42556 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.180 H 6.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42556
RGB	rgb(180, 37, 86)
HSL	hsl(339, 66%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(339, 79%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.4%, 52.2%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.74, 58.51, 7.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.74, 59.02, 7.55°)
OKLab	oklab(51.24% 0.1787 0.0201)
OKLCH	oklch(51.24% 0.18 6.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.1656, 11.7013, 9.9464)
Luminance	0.1170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42556 #25B483

analogous

#B4259D #B42556 #B43C25

triadic

#B42556 #56B425 #2556B4

tetradic

#B42556 #9DB425 #25B483 #3C25B4

square

#B42556 #9DB425 #25B483 #3C25B4

split-complementary

#B42556 #25B43C #259DB4

monochromatic

#4E1025 #811B3E #B42556 #D73F73 #E27198

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#B42556 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#B42556 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42556

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42556	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42556	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4E57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706A53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C4003B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42556;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 37, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.180 6.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16f85',
    500: '#b42556',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42556;
$custom-light: #d16f85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42556",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 339.441,
    "s": 65.899,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51243,
    "c": 0.17978,
    "h": 6.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42556

secondary

#6CC9A9

accent

#E9AF3F

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEDEF

border

#D4C8CA

text

#15080B

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42556

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

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