#B43234#B43234

#B43234 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.167 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B43234
RGB	rgb(180, 50, 52)
HSL	hsl(359, 57%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(359, 72%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 71.1%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.59, 52.04, 30.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.59, 60.08, 29.97°)
OKLab	oklab(51.65% 0.1517 0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(51.65% 0.167 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.5851, 12.2355, 4.5259)
Luminance	0.1223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B43234 #32B4B2

analogous

#B43275 #B43234 #B47132

triadic

#B43234 #34B432 #3234B4

tetradic

#B43234 #75B432 #32B4B2 #7132B4

square

#B43234 #75B432 #32B4B2 #7132B4

split-complementary

#B43234 #32B471 #3275B4

monochromatic

#541718 #842526 #B43234 #CF5456 #DD8485

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#B43234 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#B43234 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B43234

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B43234	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B43234	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575033

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b43234;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 50, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.167 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2736b',
    500: '#b43234',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b43234;
$custom-light: #d2736b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b43234",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.077,
    "s": 56.522,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51654,
    "c": 0.16667,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B43234

secondary

#7CC6C5

accent

#E0DD48

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B43234

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

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