#B8424D#B8424D

#B8424D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.152 H 18.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B8424D
RGB	rgb(184, 66, 77)
HSL	hsl(354, 47%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(354, 64%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.1%, 58.2%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.12, 48.40, 19.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.12, 52.17, 21.91°)
OKLab	oklab(54.56% 0.1446 0.0478)
OKLCH	oklch(54.56% 0.152 18.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.0570, 14.6256, 8.6286)
Luminance	0.1462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B8424D #42B8AD

analogous

#B84288 #B8424D #B87242

triadic

#B8424D #4DB842 #424DB8

tetradic

#B8424D #88B842 #42B8AD #7242B8

square

#B8424D #88B842 #42B8AD #7242B8

split-complementary

#B8424D #42B872 #4288B8

monochromatic

#5E2227 #8B323A #B8424D #CB6D75 #DB9AA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#B8424D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#B8424D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B8424D

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B8424D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B8424D	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5B4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D744A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C92B47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b8424d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 66, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.152 18.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37c7e',
    500: '#b8424d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b8424d;
$custom-light: #d37c7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b8424d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.407,
    "s": 47.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54563,
    "c": 0.15227,
    "h": 18.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B8424D

secondary

#8FC7C2

accent

#D7CA51

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEEEE

border

#D4C9C9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B8424D

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

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