#B04838#B04838

#B04838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.139 H 30.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B04838
RGB	rgb(176, 72, 56)
HSL	hsl(8, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(8, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.1%, 68.2%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.45, 41.40, 30.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.45, 51.65, 36.72°)
OKLab	oklab(53.69% 0.1196 0.0717)
OKLCH	oklch(53.69% 0.139 30.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.9377, 14.1531, 5.3699)
Luminance	0.1415 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B04838 #38A0B0

analogous

#B03864 #B04838 #B08438

triadic

#B04838 #38B048 #4838B0

tetradic

#B04838 #64B038 #38A0B0 #8438B0

square

#B04838 #64B038 #38A0B0 #8438B0

split-complementary

#B04838 #38B084 #3864B0

monochromatic

#53221A #823529 #B04838 #CB695B #D99489

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#B04838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#B04838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B04838

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B04838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B04838	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645B36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7235

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C13245

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b04838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 72, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.139 30.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7f6f',
    500: '#b04838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b04838;
$custom-light: #ce7f6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b04838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8,
    "s": 51.724,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5369,
    "c": 0.13945,
    "h": 30.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B04838

secondary

#80BBC4

accent

#C8DB4D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEC

border

#D4C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B04838

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

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