#B44A2E#B44A2E
#B44A2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.145 H 35.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B44A2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 74, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 74%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.9%, 74.4%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.36, 41.42, 37.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.36, 56.02, 42.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.47% 0.1173 0.0845) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.47% 0.145 35.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7666, 14.8010, 4.2949) |
| Luminance | 0.1480 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.24
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.87
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.17
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.67
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.68
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B44A2E #2E98B4
analogous
#B42E55 #B44A2E #B48D2E
triadic
#B44A2E #2EB44A #4A2EB4
tetradic
#B44A2E #55B42E #2E98B4 #8D2EB4
square
#B44A2E #55B42E #2E98B4 #8D2EB4
split-complementary
#B44A2E #2EB48D #2E55B4
monochromatic
#532215 #833622 #B44A2E #D2694E #DE927E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.30
#B44A2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.96
#B44A2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B44A2E
5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B44A2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B44A2E | 1.00 | 5.30 | 3.96 | 5.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675D2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81742B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C63244
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b44a2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 74, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.145 35.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d28068',
500: '#b44a2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b44a2e; $custom-light: #d28068; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b44a2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 74,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.537,
"s": 59.292,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54465,
"c": 0.14454,
"h": 35.8
},
"luminance": 0.14798
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B44A2E
secondary
#77B6C7
accent
#C2E245
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A