#B42F4D#B42F4D

#B42F4D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.169 H 12.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42F4D
RGB	rgb(180, 47, 77)
HSL	hsl(346, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(346, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 57.2%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.65, 54.64, 14.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.65, 56.58, 15.04°)
OKLab	oklab(51.85% 0.165 0.0366)
OKLCH	oklch(51.85% 0.169 12.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.1805, 12.2752, 8.2738)
Luminance	0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42F4D #2FB496

analogous

#B42F90 #B42F4D #B4542F

triadic

#B42F4D #4DB42F #2F4DB4

tetradic

#B42F4D #90B42F #2FB496 #542FB4

square

#B42F4D #90B42F #2FB496 #542FB4

split-complementary

#B42F4D #2FB454 #2F90B4

monochromatic

#531623 #832238 #B42F4D #D14F6C #DE8095

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#B42F4D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#B42F4D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42F4D

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42F4D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42F4D	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52514D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746C4A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5053B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42f4d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 47, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.169 12.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1727e',
    500: '#b42f4d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42f4d;
$custom-light: #d1727e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42f4d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.466,
    "s": 58.59,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51846,
    "c": 0.16897,
    "h": 12.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42F4D

secondary

#78C7B5

accent

#E2BF46

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDEE

border

#D4C8C9

text

#150909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42F4D

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

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