#B4402E#B4402E

#B4402E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.154 H 31.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B4402E
RGB	rgb(180, 64, 46)
HSL	hsl(8, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(8, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 74.4%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.61, 46.05, 35.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.61, 58.33, 37.86°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% 0.1317 0.0803)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.154 31.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.1512, 13.5704, 4.0898)
Luminance	0.1357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B4402E #2EA2B4

analogous

#B42E5F #B4402E #B4832E

triadic

#B4402E #2EB440 #402EB4

tetradic

#B4402E #5FB42E #2EA2B4 #832EB4

square

#B4402E #5FB42E #2EA2B4 #832EB4

split-complementary

#B4402E #2EB483 #2E5FB4

monochromatic

#531D15 #832F22 #B4402E #D25F4E #DE8B7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#B4402E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#B4402E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B4402E

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B4402E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B4402E	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60572B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D712A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C6223C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b4402e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 64, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.154 31.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27a68',
    500: '#b4402e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b4402e;
$custom-light: #d27a68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b4402e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.06,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53145,
    "c": 0.15423,
    "h": 31.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B4402E

secondary

#77BCC7

accent

#CDE245

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B4402E

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

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