#B4422C#B4422C

#B4422C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.153 H 32.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B4422C
RGB	rgb(180, 66, 44)
HSL	hsl(10, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(10, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 75.6%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.92, 45.07, 37.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.92, 58.47, 39.57°)
OKLab	oklab(53.37% 0.1282 0.083)
OKLCH	oklch(53.37% 0.153 32.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.2275, 13.7846, 3.9253)
Luminance	0.1378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B4422C #2C9EB4

analogous

#B42C5A #B4422C #B4862C

triadic

#B4422C #2CB442 #422CB4

tetradic

#B4422C #5AB42C #2C9EB4 #862CB4

square

#B4422C #5AB42C #2C9EB4 #862CB4

split-complementary

#B4422C #2CB486 #2C5AB4

monochromatic

#521E14 #833020 #B4422C #D3604A #DF8C7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#B4422C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#B4422C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B4422C

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B4422C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B4422C	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7128

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C6253E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b4422c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 66, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.153 32.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27b66',
    500: '#b4422c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b4422c;
$custom-light: #d27b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b4422c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.706,
    "s": 60.714,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53373,
    "c": 0.15273,
    "h": 32.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B4422C

secondary

#75BAC7

accent

#CAE444

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B4422C

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

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