#B42620#B42620

#B42620 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.179 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42620
RGB	rgb(180, 38, 32)
HSL	hsl(2, 70%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(2, 82%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 82.2%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.91, 55.30, 39.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.91, 68.05, 35.65°)
OKLab	oklab(50.33% 0.1578 0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(50.33% 0.179 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.7787, 11.1970, 2.4860)
Luminance	0.1119 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42620 #20AEB4

analogous

#B42064 #B42620 #B47020

triadic

#B42620 #20B426 #2620B4

tetradic

#B42620 #64B420 #20AEB4 #7020B4

square

#B42620 #64B420 #20AEB4 #7020B4

split-complementary

#B42620 #20B470 #2064B4

monochromatic

#4C100E #801B17 #B42620 #DB3D36 #E46F6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#B42620 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#B42620 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42620

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42620	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42620	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534A1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766919

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C70027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42620;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 38, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.179 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d46e5d',
    500: '#b42620',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42620;
$custom-light: #d46e5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42620",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.432,
    "s": 69.811,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50331,
    "c": 0.17903,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42620

secondary

#66C6CA

accent

#E5ED3B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160804

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42620

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

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