#B42B2D#B42B2D

#B42B2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.174 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42B2D
RGB	rgb(180, 43, 45)
HSL	hsl(359, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(359, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 75%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.61, 54.18, 33.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.61, 63.46, 31.37°)
OKLab	oklab(50.9% 0.157 0.0741)
OKLCH	oklch(50.9% 0.174 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.1623, 11.6237, 3.6641)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42B2D #2BB4B2

analogous

#B42B71 #B42B2D #B46D2B

triadic

#B42B2D #2DB42B #2B2DB4

tetradic

#B42B2D #71B42B #2BB4B2 #6D2BB4

square

#B42B2D #71B42B #2BB4B2 #6D2BB4

split-complementary

#B42B2D #2BB46D #2B71B4

monochromatic

#511314 #831F21 #B42B2D #D3494B #DF7A7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#B42B2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#B42B2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42B2D

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42B2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42B2D	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544D2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C6002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42b2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 43, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.174 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37066',
    500: '#b42b2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42b2d;
$custom-light: #d37066;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42b2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.124,
    "s": 61.435,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50897,
    "c": 0.17359,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42B2D

secondary

#73C7C6

accent

#E5E243

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42B2D

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

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