#B43543#B43543

#B43543 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.163 H 18.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B43543
RGB	rgb(180, 53, 67)
HSL	hsl(353, 55%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(353, 71%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.6%, 62.8%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.24, 51.75, 21.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.24, 56.12, 22.74°)
OKLab	oklab(52.22% 0.1539 0.0523)
OKLCH	oklch(52.22% 0.163 18.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.1108, 12.6578, 6.6407)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B43543 #35B4A6

analogous

#B43582 #B43543 #B46635

triadic

#B43543 #43B435 #3543B4

tetradic

#B43543 #82B435 #35B4A6 #6635B4

square

#B43543 #82B435 #35B4A6 #6635B4

split-complementary

#B43543 #35B466 #3582B4

monochromatic

#551920 #852731 #B43543 #CE5865 #DC8891

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#B43543 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#B43543 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B43543

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B43543	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B43543	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575343

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776E40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5113B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b43543;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 53, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.163 18.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d17577',
    500: '#b43543',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b43543;
$custom-light: #d17577;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b43543",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.386,
    "s": 54.506,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52221,
    "c": 0.16258,
    "h": 18.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B43543

secondary

#7FC6BE

accent

#DECE4A

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B43543

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

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