#B42A22 Color

#B42A22 is rgb(180, 42, 34) in RGB and hsl(3, 68%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is FireBrick. White text is most readable on this background.

#B42A22

HEX#B42A22

RGBrgb(180, 42, 34)

HSLhsl(3, 68%, 42%)

HSVhsv(3, 81%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(50.7% 0.176 28.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 81%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B42A22 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B42A22 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B42A22 Complementary#22ADB4 Analogous#B42264 Analogous#B47222 Triadic#22B42A Triadic#2A22B4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B42A22, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D63129 #DD524B #E3736D #EA9490 #F0B5B2 #F7D6D4

Shades

#9F251E #851F19 #6F1A15 #561410 #400F0C #270907

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