#B44138#B44138

#B44138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.151 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B44138
RGB	rgb(180, 65, 56)
HSL	hsl(4, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(4, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 68.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.90, 46.10, 30.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.90, 55.22, 33.40°)
OKLab	oklab(53.41% 0.1339 0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(53.41% 0.151 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.4287, 13.7724, 5.2706)
Luminance	0.1377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B44138 #38ABB4

analogous

#B4386D #B44138 #B47F38

triadic

#B44138 #38B441 #4138B4

tetradic

#B44138 #6DB438 #38ABB4 #7F38B4

square

#B44138 #6DB438 #38ABB4 #7F38B4

split-complementary

#B44138 #38B47F #386DB4

monochromatic

#571F1B #853029 #B44138 #CD655D #DB918B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#B44138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#B44138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B44138

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B44138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B44138	1.00	5.59	3.75	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605836

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7135

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C62640

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b44138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 65, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.151 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d17b6f',
    500: '#b44138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b44138;
$custom-light: #d17b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b44138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.355,
    "s": 52.542,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53407,
    "c": 0.15127,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B44138

secondary

#82C1C5

accent

#D2DC4C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEC

border

#D4C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B44138

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

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