#B42E53#B42E53

#B42E53 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.171 H 9.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42E53
RGB	rgb(180, 46, 83)
HSL	hsl(343, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(343, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 53.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.67, 55.44, 10.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.67, 56.51, 11.16°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.1684 0.0279)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.171 9.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.3627, 12.2848, 9.4282)
Luminance	0.1228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42E53 #2EB48F

analogous

#B42E96 #B42E53 #B44C2E

triadic

#B42E53 #53B42E #2E53B4

tetradic

#B42E53 #96B42E #2EB48F #4C2EB4

square

#B42E53 #96B42E #2EB48F #4C2EB4

split-complementary

#B42E53 #2EB44C #2E96B4

monochromatic

#531526 #83223D #B42E53 #D24E72 #DE7E99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#B42E53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#B42E53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42E53

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42E53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42E53	1.00	6.08	3.46	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505154

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736C50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5083D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42e53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 46, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.171 9.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d17283',
    500: '#b42e53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42e53;
$custom-light: #d17283;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42e53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 343.433,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51903,
    "c": 0.1707,
    "h": 9.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42E53

secondary

#77C7B1

accent

#E2B745

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDEE

border

#D4C8C9

text

#15090A

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42E53

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

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