#B42846#B42846
#B42846 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.175 H 14.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B42846 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 40, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 64%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 78%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 61.1%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.68, 56.46, 17.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.68, 59.19, 17.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.08% 0.1696 0.0435) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.08% 0.175 14.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6888, 11.6662, 6.9556) |
| Luminance | 0.1166 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.08
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.65
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 3.80
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.07
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.11
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B42846 #28B496
analogous
#B4288C #B42846 #B45028
triadic
#B42846 #46B428 #2846B4
tetradic
#B42846 #8CB428 #28B496 #5028B4
square
#B42846 #8CB428 #28B496 #5028B4
split-complementary
#B42846 #28B450 #288CB4
monochromatic
#50121F #821D33 #B42846 #D54463 #E1768D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.30
#B42846 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.33
#B42846 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B42846
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B42846 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B42846 | 1.00 | 6.30 | 3.33 | 6.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#504D46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736A42
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C50035
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b42846; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 40, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.175 14.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d26f79',
500: '#b42846',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b42846; $custom-light: #d26f79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b42846",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 40,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 347.143,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5108,
"c": 0.17507,
"h": 14.4
},
"luminance": 0.11663
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B42846
secondary
#70C8B5
accent
#E7C341
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150809
muted
#837B7B