#B42A2D#B42A2D

#B42A2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.174 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42A2D
RGB	rgb(180, 42, 45)
HSL	hsl(359, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(359, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 75%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.49, 54.51, 32.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.49, 63.67, 31.12°)
OKLab	oklab(50.81% 0.158 0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(50.81% 0.174 25)
XYZ	xyz(20.1264, 11.5518, 3.6521)
Luminance	0.1155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42A2D #2AB4B1

analogous

#B42A72 #B42A2D #B46C2A

triadic

#B42A2D #2DB42A #2A2DB4

tetradic

#B42A2D #72B42A #2AB4B1 #6C2AB4

square

#B42A2D #72B42A #2AB4B1 #6C2AB4

split-complementary

#B42A2D #2AB46C #2A72B4

monochromatic

#511314 #821E21 #B42A2D #D4474A #E0797B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#B42A2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#B42A2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42A2D

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42A2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42A2D	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544C2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C6002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42a2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 42, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.174 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37066',
    500: '#b42a2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42a2d;
$custom-light: #d37066;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42a2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.696,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5081,
    "c": 0.17441,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.11549
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42A2D

secondary

#72C8C6

accent

#E5E243

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42A2D

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

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