#B42934#B42934

#B42934 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.175 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42934
RGB	rgb(180, 41, 52)
HSL	hsl(355, 63%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(355, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 71.1%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.48, 55.14, 28.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.48, 62.15, 27.49°)
OKLab	oklab(50.83% 0.1616 0.066)
OKLCH	oklch(50.83% 0.175 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.2375, 11.5402, 4.4100)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42934 #29B4A9

analogous

#B42979 #B42934 #B46329

triadic

#B42934 #34B429 #2934B4

tetradic

#B42934 #79B429 #29B4A9 #6329B4

square

#B42934 #79B429 #29B4A9 #6329B4

split-complementary

#B42934 #29B463 #2979B4

monochromatic

#501217 #821E26 #B42934 #D54551 #E07780

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#B42934 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#B42934 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42934

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42934	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42934	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534C33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756A2F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C6002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42934;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 41, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.175 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d36f6b',
    500: '#b42934',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42934;
$custom-light: #d36f6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42934",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.252,
    "s": 62.896,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50827,
    "c": 0.17455,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42934

secondary

#71C8C1

accent

#E6D942

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42934

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

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