#B42929#B42929

#B42929 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.176 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42929
RGB	rgb(180, 41, 41)
HSL	hsl(0, 63%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(0, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 77.2%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.33, 54.67, 35.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.33, 64.95, 32.67°)
OKLab	oklab(50.67% 0.1577 0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(50.67% 0.176 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.0179, 11.4524, 3.2539)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42929 #29B4B4

analogous

#B4296E #B42929 #B46E29

triadic

#B42929 #29B429 #2929B4

tetradic

#B42929 #6EB429 #29B4B4 #6E29B4

square

#B42929 #6EB429 #29B4B4 #6E29B4

split-complementary

#B42929 #29B46E #296EB4

monochromatic

#501212 #821E1E #B42929 #D54545 #E07777

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#B42929 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#B42929 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42929

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42929	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42929	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544C27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C6002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42929;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 41, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.176 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d36f63',
    500: '#b42929',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42929;
$custom-light: #d36f63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42929",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 62.896,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50674,
    "c": 0.17567,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42929

secondary

#71C8C8

accent

#E6E642

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160805

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42929

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

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