#B43843#B43843

#B43843 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.159 H 19.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B43843
RGB	rgb(180, 56, 67)
HSL	hsl(355, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(355, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.9%, 62.8%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.67, 50.58, 22.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.67, 55.25, 23.75°)
OKLab	oklab(52.54% 0.1502 0.0536)
OKLCH	oklch(52.54% 0.159 19.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.2518, 12.9399, 6.6877)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B43843 #38B4A9

analogous

#B43881 #B43843 #B46B38

triadic

#B43843 #43B438 #3843B4

tetradic

#B43843 #81B438 #38B4A9 #6B38B4

square

#B43843 #81B438 #38B4A9 #6B38B4

split-complementary

#B43843 #38B46B #3881B4

monochromatic

#571B20 #852932 #B43843 #CD5D67 #DB8B92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#B43843 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#B43843 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B43843

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B43843	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B43843	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595443

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5183D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b43843;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 56, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.159 19.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d17677',
    500: '#b43843',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b43843;
$custom-light: #d17677;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b43843",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.677,
    "s": 52.542,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52541,
    "c": 0.15945,
    "h": 19.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12937
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B43843

secondary

#82C5BF

accent

#DCCF4C

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B43843

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

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