#B44121#B44121

#B44121 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.156 H 36.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B44121
RGB	rgb(180, 65, 33)
HSL	hsl(13, 69%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(13, 82%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 81.7%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.65, 45.11, 42.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.65, 62.13, 43.44°)
OKLab	oklab(53.13% 0.1263 0.0917)
OKLCH	oklch(53.13% 0.156 36)
XYZ	xyz(20.9896, 13.5967, 2.9577)
Luminance	0.1359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B44121 #2194B4

analogous

#B4214B #B44121 #B48B21

triadic

#B44121 #21B441 #4121B4

tetradic

#B44121 #4BB421 #2194B4 #8B21B4

square

#B44121 #4BB421 #2194B4 #8B21B4

split-complementary

#B44121 #21B48B #214BB4

monochromatic

#4D1C0E #802E18 #B44121 #DA5B38 #E4866B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#B44121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#B44121 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B44121

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B44121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B44121	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62571C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E711C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C6223B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b44121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 65, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.156 36.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37b5f',
    500: '#b44121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b44121;
$custom-light: #d37b5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b44121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.061,
    "s": 69.014,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53133,
    "c": 0.15608,
    "h": 36
  },
  "luminance": 0.13594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B44121

secondary

#67B4CA

accent

#C6EC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEEE9

border

#D5C9C5

text

#160A05

muted

#847C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B44121

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

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