#B42716#B42716

#B42716 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.180 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42716
RGB	rgb(180, 39, 22)
HSL	hsl(6, 78%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(6, 88%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.3%, 87.8%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.94, 54.75, 44.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.94, 70.68, 39.23°)
OKLab	oklab(50.33% 0.1543 0.0917)
OKLCH	oklch(50.33% 0.18 30.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.6952, 11.2155, 1.8867)
Luminance	0.1121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42716 #16A3B4

analogous

#B41654 #B42716 #B47616

triadic

#B42716 #16B427 #2716B4

tetradic

#B42716 #54B416 #16A3B4 #7616B4

square

#B42716 #54B416 #16A3B4 #7616B4

split-complementary

#B42716 #16B476 #1654B4

monochromatic

#470F09 #7D1B0F #B42716 #E43823 #EB695A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#B42716 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#B42716 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42716

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42716	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42716	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)

#544A11

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#77690B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C70025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42716;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 39, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.180 30.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d56e57',
    500: '#b42716',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42716;
$custom-light: #d56e57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42716",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.456,
    "s": 78.218,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5033,
    "c": 0.17952,
    "h": 30.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42716

secondary

#58C1CE

accent

#E0F533

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160803

muted

#847B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42716

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

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