#B42E3D#B42E3D

#B42E3D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.170 H 19.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42E3D
RGB	rgb(180, 46, 61)
HSL	hsl(353, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(353, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 66.1%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.21, 53.95, 24.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.21, 59.08, 24.05°)
OKLab	oklab(51.42% 0.1597 0.0571)
OKLCH	oklch(51.42% 0.17 19.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.6439, 11.9973, 5.6427)
Luminance	0.1199 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42E3D #2EB4A5

analogous

#B42E80 #B42E3D #B4622E

triadic

#B42E3D #3DB42E #2E3DB4

tetradic

#B42E3D #80B42E #2EB4A5 #622EB4

square

#B42E3D #80B42E #2EB4A5 #622EB4

split-complementary

#B42E3D #2EB462 #2E80B4

monochromatic

#53151C #83222C #B42E3D #D24E5C #DE7E89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#B42E3D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#B42E3D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42E3D

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42E3D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42E3D	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544F3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42e3d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 46, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.170 19.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27272',
    500: '#b42e3d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42e3d;
$custom-light: #d27272;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42e3d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.284,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51419,
    "c": 0.16964,
    "h": 19.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42E3D

secondary

#77C7BE

accent

#E2D145

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42E3D

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

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