#B42F59#B42F59

#B42F59 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.171 H 6.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42F59
RGB	rgb(180, 47, 89)
HSL	hsl(341, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(341, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 50.6%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.94, 55.59, 7.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.94, 56.11, 7.74°)
OKLab	oklab(52.15% 0.1696 0.0197)
OKLCH	oklch(52.15% 0.171 6.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.6440, 12.4605, 10.7147)
Luminance	0.1246 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42F59 #2FB48A

analogous

#B42F9B #B42F59 #B4482F

triadic

#B42F59 #59B42F #2F59B4

tetradic

#B42F59 #9BB42F #2FB48A #482FB4

square

#B42F59 #9BB42F #2FB48A #482FB4

split-complementary

#B42F59 #2FB448 #2F9BB4

monochromatic

#531629 #832241 #B42F59 #D14F78 #DE809D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#B42F59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#B42F59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42F59

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42F59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42F59	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F525A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726D56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C41141

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42f59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 47, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.171 6.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d07387',
    500: '#b42f59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42f59;
$custom-light: #d07387;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42f59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 341.053,
    "s": 58.59,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52154,
    "c": 0.17073,
    "h": 6.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12458
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42F59

secondary

#78C7AE

accent

#E2B146

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEDEF

border

#D4C8CA

text

#15090B

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42F59

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

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