#B44238#B44238

#B44238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.150 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B44238
RGB	rgb(180, 66, 56)
HSL	hsl(5, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(5, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 68.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.07, 45.66, 30.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.07, 54.96, 33.83°)
OKLab	oklab(53.53% 0.1324 0.0709)
OKLCH	oklch(53.53% 0.15 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.4866, 13.8882, 5.2899)
Luminance	0.1389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B44238 #38AAB4

analogous

#B4386C #B44238 #B48038

triadic

#B44238 #38B442 #4238B4

tetradic

#B44238 #6CB438 #38AAB4 #8038B4

square

#B44238 #6CB438 #38AAB4 #8038B4

split-complementary

#B44238 #38B480 #386CB4

monochromatic

#57201B #853129 #B44238 #CD665D #DB928B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#B44238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#B44238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B44238

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B44238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B44238	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615936

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7135

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C62840

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b44238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 66, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.150 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d17c6f',
    500: '#b44238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b44238;
$custom-light: #d17c6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b44238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.839,
    "s": 52.542,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53533,
    "c": 0.15023,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13885
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B44238

secondary

#82C0C5

accent

#D0DC4C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEC

border

#D4C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B44238

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

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