#B44E2E#B44E2E
#B44E2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.141 H 37.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B44E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 78, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 74%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.7%, 74.4%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.11, 39.46, 38.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.11, 55.15, 44.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.04% 0.1113 0.0862) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.04% 0.141 37.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0421, 15.3522, 4.3868) |
| Luminance | 0.1535 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.79
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.07
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.20
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.55
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 6.80
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B44E2E #2E94B4
analogous
#B42E51 #B44E2E #B4912E
triadic
#B44E2E #2EB44E #4E2EB4
tetradic
#B44E2E #51B42E #2E94B4 #912EB4
square
#B44E2E #51B42E #2E94B4 #912EB4
split-complementary
#B44E2E #2EB491 #2E51B4
monochromatic
#532415 #833922 #B44E2E #D26D4E #DE957E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.16
#B44E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.07
#B44E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B44E2E
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B44E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B44E2E | 1.00 | 5.16 | 4.07 | 5.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A5F2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83762B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C63847
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b44e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 78, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.141 37.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d18368',
500: '#b44e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b44e2e; $custom-light: #d18368; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b44e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 78,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.328,
"s": 59.292,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55035,
"c": 0.14075,
"h": 37.8
},
"luminance": 0.15349
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B44E2E
secondary
#77B4C7
accent
#BDE245
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A