#B42E2C#B42E2C

#B42E2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.171 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42E2C
RGB	rgb(180, 46, 44)
HSL	hsl(1, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(1, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 75.6%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.96, 53.12, 34.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.96, 63.08, 32.63°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% 0.1534 0.076)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.171 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.2564, 11.8423, 3.6016)
Luminance	0.1184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42E2C #2CB2B4

analogous

#B42C6E #B42E2C #B4722C

triadic

#B42E2C #2CB42E #2E2CB4

tetradic

#B42E2C #6EB42C #2CB2B4 #722CB4

square

#B42E2C #6EB42C #2CB2B4 #722CB4

split-complementary

#B42E2C #2CB472 #2C6EB4

monochromatic

#521514 #832120 #B42E2C #D34C4A #DF7D7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#B42E2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#B42E2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42E2C

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42E2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42E2C	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)

#564E2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776B27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C6002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42e2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 46, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.171 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37165',
    500: '#b42e2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42e2c;
$custom-light: #d37165;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42e2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.882,
    "s": 60.714,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51156,
    "c": 0.17121,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42E2C

secondary

#75C6C7

accent

#E1E444

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42E2C

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

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