#B04848#B04848

#B04848 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.137 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B04848
RGB	rgb(176, 72, 72)
HSL	hsl(0, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(0, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.1%, 59.1%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.71, 42.47, 21.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.71, 47.70, 27.08°)
OKLab	oklab(53.97% 0.1259 0.0529)
OKLCH	oklch(53.97% 0.137 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.3934, 14.3354, 7.7701)
Luminance	0.1433 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B04848 #48B0B0

analogous

#B0487C #B04848 #B07C48

triadic

#B04848 #48B048 #4848B0

tetradic

#B04848 #7CB048 #48B0B0 #7C48B0

square

#B04848 #7CB048 #48B0B0 #7C48B0

split-complementary

#B04848 #48B07C #487CB0

monochromatic

#592424 #853636 #B04848 #C57070 #D69C9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#B04848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#B04848 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B04848

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B04848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B04848	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625C47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7246

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C03549

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b04848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 72, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.137 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7f7b',
    500: '#b04848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b04848;
$custom-light: #cd7f7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b04848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 41.935,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53968,
    "c": 0.13653,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B04848

secondary

#91C3C3

accent

#D2D256

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B04848

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

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