#B43042#B43042

#B43042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.168 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B43042
RGB	rgb(180, 48, 66)
HSL	hsl(352, 58%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(352, 73%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 63.3%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.55, 53.55, 21.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.55, 57.67, 21.80°)
OKLab	oklab(51.7% 0.1595 0.0516)
OKLCH	oklch(51.7% 0.168 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.8649, 12.2136, 6.4120)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B43042 #30B4A2

analogous

#B43084 #B43042 #B46030

triadic

#B43042 #42B430 #3042B4

tetradic

#B43042 #84B430 #30B4A2 #6030B4

square

#B43042 #84B430 #30B4A2 #6030B4

split-complementary

#B43042 #30B460 #3084B4

monochromatic

#53161F #842330 #B43042 #D15162 #DD818E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#B43042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#B43042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B43042

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B43042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B43042	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545042

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766C3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b43042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 48, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.168 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27376',
    500: '#b43042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b43042;
$custom-light: #d27376;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b43042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.818,
    "s": 57.895,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51702,
    "c": 0.1676,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B43042

secondary

#79C6BC

accent

#E1CC47

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B43042

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

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