#B43242#B43242

#B43242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.166 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B43242
RGB	rgb(180, 50, 66)
HSL	hsl(353, 57%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(353, 72%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 63.3%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.82, 52.82, 21.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.82, 57.13, 22.39°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.1571 0.0524)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.166 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.9485, 12.3809, 6.4399)
Luminance	0.1238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B43242 #32B4A4

analogous

#B43283 #B43242 #B46332

triadic

#B43242 #42B432 #3242B4

tetradic

#B43242 #83B432 #32B4A4 #6332B4

square

#B43242 #83B432 #32B4A4 #6332B4

split-complementary

#B43242 #32B463 #3283B4

monochromatic

#54171F #842530 #B43242 #CF5463 #DD848F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#B43242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#B43242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B43242

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B43242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B43242	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555142

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766D3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50639

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b43242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 50, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.166 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27476',
    500: '#b43242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b43242;
$custom-light: #d27476;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b43242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.615,
    "s": 56.522,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51897,
    "c": 0.16564,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B43242

secondary

#7CC6BD

accent

#E0CD48

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B43242

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

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