#B42950#B42950
#B42950 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.175 H 9.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B42950 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 41, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(343, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(343, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 55.6%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.01, 56.85, 11.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.01, 58.08, 11.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.4% 0.1725 0.0301) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.4% 0.175 9.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0653, 11.8714, 8.7700) |
| Luminance | 0.1187 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 3.58
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 3.65
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.38
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.77
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.46
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B42950 #29B48D
analogous
#B42995 #B42950 #B44729
triadic
#B42950 #50B429 #2950B4
tetradic
#B42950 #95B429 #29B48D #4729B4
square
#B42950 #95B429 #29B48D #4729B4
split-complementary
#B42950 #29B447 #2995B4
monochromatic
#501224 #821E3A #B42950 #D5456E #E07795
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.22
#B42950 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.37
#B42950 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B42950
6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B42950 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B42950 | 1.00 | 6.22 | 3.37 | 6.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4F51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726B4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5003A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b42950; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 41, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.175 9.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d17080',
500: '#b42950',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b42950; $custom-light: #d17080; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b42950",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 41,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 343.165,
"s": 62.896,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51396,
"c": 0.17512,
"h": 9.9
},
"luminance": 0.11868
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B42950
secondary
#71C8AF
accent
#E6B842
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDEE
border
#D4C8C9
text
#15080A
muted
#837B7C