#B42E2D#B42E2D

#B42E2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.171 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42E2D
RGB	rgb(180, 46, 45)
HSL	hsl(0, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 75%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.98, 53.17, 33.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.98, 62.81, 32.17°)
OKLab	oklab(51.17% 0.1538 0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(51.17% 0.171 26)
XYZ	xyz(20.2754, 11.8499, 3.7018)
Luminance	0.1185 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42E2D #2DB3B4

analogous

#B42D70 #B42E2D #B4712D

triadic

#B42E2D #2DB42E #2E2DB4

tetradic

#B42E2D #70B42D #2DB3B4 #712DB4

square

#B42E2D #70B42D #2DB3B4 #712DB4

split-complementary

#B42E2D #2DB471 #2D70B4

monochromatic

#521515 #832121 #B42E2D #D24D4C #DE7E7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#B42E2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#B42E2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42E2D

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42E2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42E2D	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564E2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776B28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42e2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 46, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.171 26.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37166',
    500: '#b42e2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42e2d;
$custom-light: #d37166;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42e2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.444,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51169,
    "c": 0.17108,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.11847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42E2D

secondary

#76C6C7

accent

#E2E345

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42E2D

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

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