#B42C3C#B42C3C

#B42C3C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.171 H 19.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42C3C
RGB	rgb(180, 44, 60)
HSL	hsl(353, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(353, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.6%, 66.7%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.95, 54.57, 24.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.95, 59.77, 24.06°)
OKLab	oklab(51.22% 0.1615 0.0576)
OKLCH	oklch(51.22% 0.171 19.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.5409, 11.8340, 5.4767)
Luminance	0.1183 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42C3C #2CB4A4

analogous

#B42C80 #B42C3C #B4602C

triadic

#B42C3C #3CB42C #2C3CB4

tetradic

#B42C3C #80B42C #2CB4A4 #602CB4

square

#B42C3C #80B42C #2CB4A4 #602CB4

split-complementary

#B42C3C #2CB460 #2C80B4

monochromatic

#52141B #83202C #B42C3C #D34A5A #DF7C87

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#B42C3C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#B42C3C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42C3C

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42C3C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42C3C	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534E3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756B38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42c3c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 44, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.171 19.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27171',
    500: '#b42c3c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42c3c;
$custom-light: #d27171;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42c3c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.941,
    "s": 60.714,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5122,
    "c": 0.17149,
    "h": 19.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42C3C

secondary

#75C7BD

accent

#E4D144

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42C3C

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

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