#B04438#B04438

#B04438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.144 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B04438
RGB	rgb(176, 68, 56)
HSL	hsl(6, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(6, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 68.2%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.73, 43.30, 30.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.73, 52.69, 34.73°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% 0.1255 0.0698)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.144 29.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.6875, 13.6527, 5.2865)
Luminance	0.1365 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B04438 #38A4B0

analogous

#B03868 #B04438 #B08038

triadic

#B04438 #38B044 #4438B0

tetradic

#B04438 #68B038 #38A4B0 #8038B0

square

#B04438 #68B038 #38A4B0 #8038B0

split-complementary

#B04438 #38B080 #3868B0

monochromatic

#53201A #823229 #B04438 #CB665B #D99189

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63

#B04438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#B04438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B04438

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B04438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B04438	1.00	5.63	3.73	5.63
#FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615936

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7035

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C12C42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b04438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 68, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.144 29.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7c6f',
    500: '#b04438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b04438;
$custom-light: #ce7c6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b04438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6,
    "s": 51.724,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53145,
    "c": 0.14365,
    "h": 29.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B04438

secondary

#80BDC4

accent

#CDDB4D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEC

border

#D4C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B04438

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

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