#B42D41#B42D41

#B42D41 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.170 H 17.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42D41
RGB	rgb(180, 45, 65)
HSL	hsl(351, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(351, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 63.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.16, 54.53, 21.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.16, 58.63, 21.55°)
OKLab	oklab(51.4% 0.1624 0.0518)
OKLCH	oklch(51.4% 0.17 17.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.7171, 11.9648, 6.2186)
Luminance	0.1196 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42D41 #2DB4A0

analogous

#B42D85 #B42D41 #B45D2D

triadic

#B42D41 #41B42D #2D41B4

tetradic

#B42D41 #85B42D #2DB4A0 #5D2DB4

square

#B42D41 #85B42D #2DB4A0 #5D2DB4

split-complementary

#B42D41 #2DB45D #2D85B4

monochromatic

#52151E #83212F #B42D41 #D24C60 #DE7D8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#B42D41 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#B42D41 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42D41

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42D41	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42D41	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534F41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756B3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42d41;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 45, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.170 17.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27175',
    500: '#b42d41',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42d41;
$custom-light: #d27175;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42d41",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.111,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51404,
    "c": 0.17046,
    "h": 17.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42D41

secondary

#76C7BB

accent

#E3CC45

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42D41

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

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