#B42E32#B42E32

#B42E32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.170 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42E32
RGB	rgb(180, 46, 50)
HSL	hsl(358, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 72.2%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.04, 53.38, 30.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.04, 61.51, 29.79°)
OKLab	oklab(51.24% 0.1556 0.0698)
OKLCH	oklch(51.24% 0.17 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.3774, 11.8907, 4.2392)
Luminance	0.1189 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42E32 #2EB4B0

analogous

#B42E75 #B42E32 #B46D2E

triadic

#B42E32 #32B42E #2E32B4

tetradic

#B42E32 #75B42E #2EB4B0 #6D2EB4

square

#B42E32 #75B42E #2EB4B0 #6D2EB4

split-complementary

#B42E32 #2EB46D #2E75B4

monochromatic

#531517 #832224 #B42E32 #D24E51 #DE7E81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#B42E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#B42E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42E32

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42E32	1.00	6.22	3.38	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554E31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776B2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 46, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.170 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3716a',
    500: '#b42e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42e32;
$custom-light: #d3716a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.209,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51238,
    "c": 0.17049,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42E32

secondary

#77C7C4

accent

#E2DE45

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42E32

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

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