#B44427#B44427

#B44427 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.152 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B44427
RGB	rgb(180, 68, 39)
HSL	hsl(12, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(12, 78%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 78.3%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.21, 43.96, 40.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.21, 59.59, 42.46°)
OKLab	oklab(53.58% 0.1238 0.0881)
OKLCH	oklch(53.58% 0.152 35.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.2580, 13.9870, 3.4994)
Luminance	0.1398 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B44427 #2797B4

analogous

#B42751 #B44427 #B48A27

triadic

#B44427 #27B444 #4427B4

tetradic

#B44427 #51B427 #2797B4 #8A27B4

square

#B44427 #51B427 #2797B4 #8A27B4

split-complementary

#B44427 #27B48A #2751B4

monochromatic

#4F1E11 #82311C #B44427 #D66142 #E18B74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#B44427 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#B44427 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B44427

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B44427	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B44427	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645923

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7223

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C6283E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b44427;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 68, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.152 35.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27c63',
    500: '#b44427',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b44427;
$custom-light: #d27c63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b44427",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.34,
    "s": 64.384,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53576,
    "c": 0.15197,
    "h": 35.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B44427

secondary

#6FB6C8

accent

#C5E740

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B44427

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

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