#B44444#B44444
#B44444 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.146 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B44444 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 68, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 45%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 62%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 62.2%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.60, 45.48, 24.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.60, 51.48, 27.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.99% 0.1342 0.0579) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.99% 0.146 23.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9350, 14.2578, 7.0647) |
| Luminance | 0.1426 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.77
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.71
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.53
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.46
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 6.74
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B44444 #44B4B4
analogous
#B4447C #B44444 #B47C44
triadic
#B44444 #44B444 #4444B4
tetradic
#B44444 #7CB444 #44B4B4 #7C44B4
square
#B44444 #7CB444 #44B4B4 #7C44B4
split-complementary
#B44444 #44B47C #447CB4
monochromatic
#5B2222 #883333 #B44444 #C86D6D #D99A9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.45
#B44444 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.85
#B44444 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B44444
5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B44444 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B44444 | 1.00 | 5.45 | 3.85 | 5.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#615B43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7241
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C52D45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b44444; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 68, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.146 23.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d17d78',
500: '#b44444',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b44444; $custom-light: #d17d78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b44444",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 68,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 45.161,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53991,
"c": 0.14619,
"h": 23.3
},
"luminance": 0.14255
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B44444
secondary
#8FC5C5
accent
#D5D553
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEEED
border
#D4C9C8
text
#150A08
muted
#837C7B