#B14557#B14557

#B14557 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.141 H 13.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B14557
RGB	rgb(177, 69, 87)
HSL	hsl(350, 44%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(350, 61%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 50.8%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.65, 45.48, 12.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.65, 47.17, 15.39°)
OKLab	oklab(54.06% 0.1374 0.0318)
OKLCH	oklch(54.06% 0.141 13)
XYZ	xyz(21.9816, 14.2942, 10.6165)
Luminance	0.1429 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B14557 #45B19F

analogous

#B1458D #B14557 #B16945

triadic

#B14557 #57B145 #4557B1

tetradic

#B14557 #8DB145 #45B19F #6945B1

square

#B14557 #8DB145 #45B19F #6945B1

split-complementary

#B14557 #45B169 #458DB1

monochromatic

#59232C #853441 #B14557 #C66D7C #D799A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#B14557 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#B14557 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B14557

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B14557	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B14557	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5C57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797254

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C1354C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b14557;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 69, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.141 13.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7e86',
    500: '#b14557',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b14557;
$custom-light: #cd7e86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b14557",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350,
    "s": 43.902,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54057,
    "c": 0.14104,
    "h": 13
  },
  "luminance": 0.14291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B14557

secondary

#8EC3BB

accent

#D4BE54

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FAEEEF

border

#D3C9CA

text

#140A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B14557

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

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