#B44838#B44838

#B44838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.144 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B44838
RGB	rgb(180, 72, 56)
HSL	hsl(8, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(8, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60%, 68.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.12, 42.88, 31.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.12, 53.41, 36.59°)
OKLab	oklab(54.32% 0.1238 0.0736)
OKLCH	oklch(54.32% 0.144 30.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.8557, 14.6265, 5.4129)
Luminance	0.1462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B44838 #38A4B4

analogous

#B43866 #B44838 #B48638

triadic

#B44838 #38B448 #4838B4

tetradic

#B44838 #66B438 #38A4B4 #8638B4

square

#B44838 #66B438 #38A4B4 #8638B4

split-complementary

#B44838 #38B486 #3866B4

monochromatic

#57231B #853529 #B44838 #CD6B5D #DB968B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#B44838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#B44838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B44838

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B44838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B44838	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655C36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807435

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C53145

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b44838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 72, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.144 30.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d17f6f',
    500: '#b44838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b44838;
$custom-light: #d17f6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b44838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.742,
    "s": 52.542,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54322,
    "c": 0.14401,
    "h": 30.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B44838

secondary

#82BDC5

accent

#C9DC4C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEC

border

#D4C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B44838

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

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