#B44959#B44959

#B44959 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.139 H 13.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B44959
RGB	rgb(180, 73, 89)
HSL	hsl(351, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(351, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 50.6%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.90, 44.83, 13.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.90, 46.70, 16.28°)
OKLab	oklab(55.1% 0.1353 0.0332)
OKLCH	oklch(55.1% 0.139 13.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.0099, 15.1924, 11.1700)
Luminance	0.1519 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B44959 #49B4A4

analogous

#B4498F #B44959 #B46F49

triadic

#B44959 #59B449 #4959B4

tetradic

#B44959 #8FB449 #49B4A4 #6F49B4

square

#B44959 #8FB449 #49B4A4 #6F49B4

split-complementary

#B44959 #49B46F #498FB4

monochromatic

#5D262E #883743 #B44959 #C77480 #D89FA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#B44959 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#B44959 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B44959

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B44959	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B44959	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615F59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7557

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C4394F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b44959;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 73, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.139 13.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf8087',
    500: '#b44959',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b44959;
$custom-light: #cf8087;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b44959",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.028,
    "s": 42.292,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55102,
    "c": 0.13933,
    "h": 13.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B44959

secondary

#94C5BE

accent

#D2BF56

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FAEFEF

border

#D3CACA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B44959

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

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