#B42E42#B42E42

#B42E42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.170 H 17.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42E42
RGB	rgb(180, 46, 66)
HSL	hsl(351, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(351, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 63.3%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, 54.25, 21.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 58.20, 21.25°)
OKLab	oklab(51.52% 0.1617 0.0508)
OKLCH	oklch(51.52% 0.17 17.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.7849, 12.0537, 6.3853)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42E42 #2EB4A0

analogous

#B42E85 #B42E42 #B45D2E

triadic

#B42E42 #42B42E #2E42B4

tetradic

#B42E42 #85B42E #2EB4A0 #5D2EB4

square

#B42E42 #85B42E #2EB4A0 #5D2EB4

split-complementary

#B42E42 #2EB45D #2E85B4

monochromatic

#53151E #832230 #B42E42 #D24E61 #DE7E8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#B42E42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#B42E42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42E42

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42E42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42E42	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534F42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756C3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42e42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 46, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.170 17.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27276',
    500: '#b42e42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42e42;
$custom-light: #d27276;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42e42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.045,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51515,
    "c": 0.16951,
    "h": 17.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42E42

secondary

#77C7BB

accent

#E2CB45

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42E42

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

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