#B42949#B42949

#B42949 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.174 H 13.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42949
RGB	rgb(180, 41, 73)
HSL	hsl(346, 63%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(346, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 59.4%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.85, 56.35, 16.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.85, 58.61, 15.96°)
OKLab	oklab(51.23% 0.1698 0.0398)
OKLCH	oklch(51.23% 0.174 13.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.8200, 11.7733, 7.4782)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42949 #29B494

analogous

#B4298E #B42949 #B44E29

triadic

#B42949 #49B429 #2949B4

tetradic

#B42949 #8EB429 #29B494 #4E29B4

square

#B42949 #8EB429 #29B494 #4E29B4

split-complementary

#B42949 #29B44E #298EB4

monochromatic

#501221 #821E35 #B42949 #D54566 #E0778F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#B42949 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#B42949 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42949

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42949	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42949	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4E49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736B45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42949;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 41, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.174 13.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1707b',
    500: '#b42949',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42949;
$custom-light: #d1707b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42949",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.187,
    "s": 62.896,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51228,
    "c": 0.17438,
    "h": 13.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42949

secondary

#71C8B4

accent

#E6C042

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150809

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42949

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

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