#B43239#B43239

#B43239 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.166 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B43239
RGB	rgb(180, 50, 57)
HSL	hsl(357, 57%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(357, 72%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 68.3%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.66, 52.30, 27.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.66, 58.90, 27.38°)
OKLab	oklab(51.73% 0.1536 0.0633)
OKLCH	oklch(51.73% 0.166 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.7038, 12.2830, 5.1508)
Luminance	0.1228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B43239 #32B4AD

analogous

#B4327A #B43239 #B46C32

triadic

#B43239 #39B432 #3239B4

tetradic

#B43239 #7AB432 #32B4AD #6C32B4

square

#B43239 #7AB432 #32B4AD #6C32B4

split-complementary

#B43239 #32B46C #327AB4

monochromatic

#54171B #84252A #B43239 #CF545A #DD8488

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#B43239 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#B43239 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B43239

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B43239	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B43239	1.00	6.08	3.46	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575138

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776C35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b43239;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 50, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.166 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2736f',
    500: '#b43239',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b43239;
$custom-light: #d2736f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b43239",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.769,
    "s": 56.522,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51734,
    "c": 0.16616,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1228
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B43239

secondary

#7CC6C2

accent

#E0D848

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B43239

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

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