#B42847#B42847
#B42847 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.175 H 13.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B42847 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 40, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 64%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 78%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 60.6%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.70, 56.52, 17.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.70, 59.07, 16.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.1% 0.17 0.0422) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.1% 0.175 13.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7206, 11.6789, 7.1232) |
| Luminance | 0.1168 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.27
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.77
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 3.80
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.84
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.04
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B42847 #28B495
analogous
#B4288D #B42847 #B44F28
triadic
#B42847 #47B428 #2847B4
tetradic
#B42847 #8DB428 #28B495 #4F28B4
square
#B42847 #8DB428 #28B495 #4F28B4
split-complementary
#B42847 #28B44F #288DB4
monochromatic
#50121F #821D33 #B42847 #D54464 #E1768D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.30
#B42847 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.34
#B42847 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B42847
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B42847 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B42847 | 1.00 | 6.30 | 3.34 | 6.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4E47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736A43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C50035
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b42847; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 40, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.175 13.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d26f79',
500: '#b42847',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b42847; $custom-light: #d26f79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b42847",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 40,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.714,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51102,
"c": 0.17513,
"h": 13.9
},
"luminance": 0.11676
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B42847
secondary
#70C8B4
accent
#E7C241
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150809
muted
#837B7B