#B42935#B42935

#B42935 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.174 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42935
RGB	rgb(180, 41, 53)
HSL	hsl(355, 63%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(355, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 70.6%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.49, 55.19, 28.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.49, 61.93, 26.98°)
OKLab	oklab(50.84% 0.162 0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(50.84% 0.174 21.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.2602, 11.5493, 4.5299)
Luminance	0.1155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42935 #29B4A8

analogous

#B4297A #B42935 #B46229

triadic

#B42935 #35B429 #2935B4

tetradic

#B42935 #7AB429 #29B4A8 #6229B4

square

#B42935 #7AB429 #29B4A8 #6229B4

split-complementary

#B42935 #29B462 #297AB4

monochromatic

#501218 #821E26 #B42935 #D54552 #E07780

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#B42935 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#B42935 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42935

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42935	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42935	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)

#534C34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756A30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C6002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42935;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 41, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.174 21.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d36f6c',
    500: '#b42935',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42935;
$custom-light: #d36f6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42935",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.82,
    "s": 62.896,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50842,
    "c": 0.17447,
    "h": 21.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11546
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42935

secondary

#71C8C0

accent

#E6D842

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42935

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

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