#B43442#B43442

#B43442 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.164 H 19.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B43442
RGB	rgb(180, 52, 66)
HSL	hsl(353, 55%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(353, 71%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 63.3%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.09, 52.07, 22.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.09, 56.57, 23.00°)
OKLab	oklab(52.1% 0.1548 0.0532)
OKLCH	oklch(52.1% 0.164 19)
XYZ	xyz(21.0359, 12.5557, 6.4690)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B43442 #34B4A6

analogous

#B43482 #B43442 #B46634

triadic

#B43442 #42B434 #3442B4

tetradic

#B43442 #82B434 #34B4A6 #6634B4

square

#B43442 #82B434 #34B4A6 #6634B4

split-complementary

#B43442 #34B466 #3482B4

monochromatic

#55191F #852631 #B43442 #CE5764 #DC8690

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#B43442 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#B43442 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B43442

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B43442	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B43442	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575242

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776D3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50E3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b43442;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 52, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.164 19.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d17476',
    500: '#b43442',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b43442;
$custom-light: #d17476;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b43442",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.438,
    "s": 55.172,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52098,
    "c": 0.16363,
    "h": 19
  },
  "luminance": 0.12553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B43442

secondary

#7EC6BE

accent

#DFCE49

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B43442

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

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