#B14442#B14442

#B14442 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.143 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B14442
RGB	rgb(177, 68, 66)
HSL	hsl(1, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(1, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 62.7%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.06, 44.29, 24.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.06, 50.62, 28.98°)
OKLab	oklab(53.47% 0.1304 0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(53.47% 0.143 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.1840, 13.8775, 6.7163)
Luminance	0.1388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B14442 #42AFB1

analogous

#B14278 #B14442 #B17B42

triadic

#B14442 #42B144 #4442B1

tetradic

#B14442 #78B142 #42AFB1 #7B42B1

square

#B14442 #78B142 #42AFB1 #7B42B1

split-complementary

#B14442 #42B17B #4278B1

monochromatic

#582221 #843331 #B14442 #C76B69 #D89796

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#B14442 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#B14442 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B14442

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B14442	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B14442	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605A41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B713F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C22E44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b14442;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 68, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.143 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7d76',
    500: '#b14442',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b14442;
$custom-light: #ce7d76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b14442",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.081,
    "s": 45.679,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53474,
    "c": 0.14305,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13875
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B14442

secondary

#8BC2C3

accent

#D3D552

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B14442

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

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