#B42D42#B42D42

#B42D42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.170 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42D42
RGB	rgb(180, 45, 66)
HSL	hsl(351, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(351, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 63.3%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.18, 54.59, 20.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.18, 58.47, 20.98°)
OKLab	oklab(51.42% 0.1628 0.0505)
OKLCH	oklch(51.42% 0.17 17.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.7463, 11.9765, 6.3725)
Luminance	0.1197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42D42 #2DB49F

analogous

#B42D86 #B42D42 #B45C2D

triadic

#B42D42 #42B42D #2D42B4

tetradic

#B42D42 #86B42D #2DB49F #5C2DB4

square

#B42D42 #86B42D #2DB49F #5C2DB4

split-complementary

#B42D42 #2DB45C #2D86B4

monochromatic

#52151E #832130 #B42D42 #D24C61 #DE7D8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#B42D42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#B42D42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42D42

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42D42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42D42	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)

#534F42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756B3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42d42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 45, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.170 17.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27176',
    500: '#b42d42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42d42;
$custom-light: #d27176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42d42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.667,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51424,
    "c": 0.17045,
    "h": 17.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42D42

secondary

#76C7BA

accent

#E3CA45

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42D42

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

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