#B04440#B04440

#B04440 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.142 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B04440
RGB	rgb(176, 68, 64)
HSL	hsl(2, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(2, 64%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 63.6%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.85, 43.80, 25.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.85, 50.64, 30.14°)
OKLab	oklab(53.28% 0.1286 0.0606)
OKLCH	oklch(53.28% 0.142 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.8990, 13.7373, 6.4005)
Luminance	0.1373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B04440 #40ACB0

analogous

#B04074 #B04440 #B07C40

triadic

#B04440 #40B044 #4440B0

tetradic

#B04440 #74B040 #40ACB0 #7C40B0

square

#B04440 #74B040 #40ACB0 #7C40B0

split-complementary

#B04440 #40B07C #4074B0

monochromatic

#56211F #833330 #B04440 #C76966 #D89593

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#B04440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#B04440 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B04440

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B04440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B04440	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60593F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B703D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C12E44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b04440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 68, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.142 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7c75',
    500: '#b04440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b04440;
$custom-light: #ce7c75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b04440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.143,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53278,
    "c": 0.1422,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B04440

secondary

#89C1C3

accent

#D2D651

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B04440

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

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