#B42649#B42649

#B42649 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.177 H 12.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42649
RGB	rgb(180, 38, 73)
HSL	hsl(345, 65%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(345, 79%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 59.4%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.53, 57.26, 15.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.53, 59.37, 15.32°)
OKLab	oklab(50.99% 0.1727 0.0388)
OKLCH	oklch(50.99% 0.177 12.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.7202, 11.5736, 7.4449)
Luminance	0.1157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42649 #26B491

analogous

#B42690 #B42649 #B44A26

triadic

#B42649 #49B426 #2649B4

tetradic

#B42649 #90B426 #26B491 #4A26B4

square

#B42649 #90B426 #26B491 #4A26B4

split-complementary

#B42649 #26B44A #2690B4

monochromatic

#4F1120 #811B35 #B42649 #D74065 #E1738E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#B42649 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#B42649 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42649

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42649	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42649	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4D49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726A45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42649;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 38, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.177 12.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26f7b',
    500: '#b42649',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42649;
$custom-light: #d26f7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42649",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.211,
    "s": 65.138,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50989,
    "c": 0.177,
    "h": 12.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42649

secondary

#6DC9B2

accent

#E8BF40

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150809

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42649

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

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