#B42E5B#B42E5B

#B42E5B is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.172 H 5.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42E5B
RGB	rgb(180, 46, 91)
HSL	hsl(340, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(340, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 49.4%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.87, 56.11, 6.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.87, 56.45, 6.31°)
OKLab	oklab(52.12% 0.1714 0.0163)
OKLCH	oklch(52.12% 0.172 5.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.6896, 12.4156, 11.1498)
Luminance	0.1241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42E5B #2EB487

analogous

#B42E9E #B42E5B #B4442E

triadic

#B42E5B #5BB42E #2E5BB4

tetradic

#B42E5B #9EB42E #2EB487 #442EB4

square

#B42E5B #9EB42E #2EB487 #442EB4

split-complementary

#B42E5B #2EB444 #2E9EB4

monochromatic

#53152A #832242 #B42E5B #D24E7A #DE7E9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#B42E5B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#B42E5B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42E5B

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42E5B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42E5B	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E525C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726C58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C41041

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42e5b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 46, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.172 5.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d07289',
    500: '#b42e5b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42e5b;
$custom-light: #d07289;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42e5b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 339.851,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5212,
    "c": 0.17221,
    "h": 5.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12413
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42E5B

secondary

#77C7AC

accent

#E2AE45

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEDEF

border

#D4C8CA

text

#15090B

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42E5B

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

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