#b42e24

Color #b42e24

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 3.64 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b42e24

RGB

rgb(180, 46, 36)

HSL

hsl(4.2, 66.7%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.2, 80%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 80%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(40.88, 52.83, 38.44)

LCH

lch(40.88, 65.33, 36.04)

OKLCH

oklch(51.1%, 0.1723, 28.92)

HWB

hwb(4.2, 14.1%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#24aab4

Analogous

#b42462

#b42e24

#b47624

Triadic

#b42e24

#24b42e

#2e24b4

Split-complementary

#b42e24

#24b476

#2462b4

Tetradic

#b42e24

#aab424

#24aab4

#2e24b4

Square

#b42e24

#62b424

#24aab4

#7624b4

Shades

Color #b42e24 mixed toward black.

#96261e

#781f18

#5a1712

#3c0f0c

#1e0806

Tints

Color #b42e24 mixed toward white.

#d63e33

#de655c

#e78b85

#efb2ad

#f7d8d6

Tones

Color #b42e24 mixed toward gray.

#a83830

#9c433c

#904d48

#845754

#786260

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.36:1

White text reads better on this background (6.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8d27 · ΔE 45.9

Deuteranopia

#949b27 · ΔE 50.8

Tritanopia

#b02929 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 26.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b42e24;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b42e24]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#b42e24 (#b42e24) is rgb(180, 46, 36) in RGB.

No, #b42e24 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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