#B42E55#B42E55

#B42E55 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.171 H 8.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42E55
RGB	rgb(180, 46, 85)
HSL	hsl(343, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(343, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 52.8%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.71, 55.60, 9.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.71, 56.45, 9.95°)
OKLab	oklab(51.96% 0.1692 0.025)
OKLCH	oklch(51.96% 0.171 8.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.4410, 12.3161, 9.8408)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42E55 #2EB48D

analogous

#B42E98 #B42E55 #B44A2E

triadic

#B42E55 #55B42E #2E55B4

tetradic

#B42E55 #98B42E #2EB48D #4A2EB4

square

#B42E55 #98B42E #2EB48D #4A2EB4

split-complementary

#B42E55 #2EB44A #2E98B4

monochromatic

#531527 #83223E #B42E55 #D24E74 #DE7E9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#B42E55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#B42E55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42E55

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42E55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42E55	1.00	6.06	3.46	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505156

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736C52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C40A3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42e55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 46, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.171 8.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d17284',
    500: '#b42e55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42e55;
$custom-light: #d17284;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42e55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 342.537,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51955,
    "c": 0.17102,
    "h": 8.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42E55

secondary

#77C7B0

accent

#E2B545

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEDEF

border

#D4C8CA

text

#15090A

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42E55

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

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