#B04442#B04442

#B04442 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.142 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B04442
RGB	rgb(176, 68, 66)
HSL	hsl(1, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(1, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 62.5%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.89, 43.93, 24.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.89, 50.19, 28.92°)
OKLab	oklab(53.31% 0.1294 0.0582)
OKLCH	oklch(53.31% 0.142 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.9570, 13.7605, 6.7057)
Luminance	0.1376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B04442 #42AEB0

analogous

#B04277 #B04442 #B07B42

triadic

#B04442 #42B044 #4442B0

tetradic

#B04442 #77B042 #42AEB0 #7B42B0

square

#B04442 #77B042 #42AEB0 #7B42B0

split-complementary

#B04442 #42B07B #4277B0

monochromatic

#572221 #833331 #B04442 #C76A69 #D79695

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#B04442 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#B04442 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B04442

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B04442	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B04442	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)

#605941

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B703F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C12E44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b04442;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 68, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.142 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7d76',
    500: '#b04442',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b04442;
$custom-light: #ce7d76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b04442",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.091,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53314,
    "c": 0.14191,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B04442

secondary

#8BC2C3

accent

#D3D553

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B04442

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →