#B42E40#B42E40

#B42E40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.170 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42E40
RGB	rgb(180, 46, 64)
HSL	hsl(352, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(352, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 64.4%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.26, 54.13, 22.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.26, 58.53, 22.38°)
OKLab	oklab(51.48% 0.1609 0.0534)
OKLCH	oklch(51.48% 0.17 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.7270, 12.0305, 6.0802)
Luminance	0.1203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42E40 #2EB4A2

analogous

#B42E83 #B42E40 #B45F2E

triadic

#B42E40 #40B42E #2E40B4

tetradic

#B42E40 #83B42E #2EB4A2 #5F2EB4

square

#B42E40 #83B42E #2EB4A2 #5F2EB4

split-complementary

#B42E40 #2EB45F #2E83B4

monochromatic

#53151D #83222F #B42E40 #D24E5F #DE7E8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#B42E40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#B42E40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42E40

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42E40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42E40	1.00	6.17	3.41	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544F40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756C3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42e40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 46, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.170 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27274',
    500: '#b42e40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42e40;
$custom-light: #d27274;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42e40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.94,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51476,
    "c": 0.16953,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42E40

secondary

#77C7BC

accent

#E2CD45

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42E40

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

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