#B42E4B#B42E4B

#B42E4B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.170 H 13.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42E4B
RGB	rgb(180, 46, 75)
HSL	hsl(347, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(347, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 58.3%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.48, 54.85, 15.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.48, 57.05, 15.98°)
OKLab	oklab(51.71% 0.1653 0.039)
OKLCH	oklch(51.71% 0.17 13.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.0715, 12.1683, 7.8944)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42E4B #2EB497

analogous

#B42E8E #B42E4B #B4542E

triadic

#B42E4B #4BB42E #2E4BB4

tetradic

#B42E4B #8EB42E #2EB497 #542EB4

square

#B42E4B #8EB42E #2EB497 #542EB4

split-complementary

#B42E4B #2EB454 #2E8EB4

monochromatic

#531522 #832237 #B42E4B #D24E6A #DE7E93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#B42E4B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#B42E4B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42E4B

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42E4B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42E4B	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52504B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746C48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5003A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42e4b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 46, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.170 13.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1727d',
    500: '#b42e4b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42e4b;
$custom-light: #d1727d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42e4b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.015,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51708,
    "c": 0.16981,
    "h": 13.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42E4B

secondary

#77C7B6

accent

#E2C045

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDEE

border

#D4C8C9

text

#150909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42E4B

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

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