#B44E4E#B44E4E
#B44E4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.133 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B44E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 78, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 40%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.7%, 56.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.58, 41.47, 20.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.58, 46.34, 26.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.55% 0.1233 0.0508) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.55% 0.133 22.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9238, 15.7049, 9.0304) |
| Luminance | 0.1570 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 1.87
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.86
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.47
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.01
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.05
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B44E4E #4EB4B4
analogous
#B44E81 #B44E4E #B4814E
triadic
#B44E4E #4EB44E #4E4EB4
tetradic
#B44E4E #81B44E #4EB4B4 #814EB4
square
#B44E4E #81B44E #4EB4B4 #814EB4
split-complementary
#B44E4E #4EB481 #4E81B4
monochromatic
#5F2828 #8A3B3B #B44E4E #C67979 #D8A4A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.07
#B44E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#B44E4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B44E4E
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B44E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B44E4E | 1.00 | 5.07 | 4.14 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#66614D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80764C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C43D4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b44e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 78, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.133 22.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0837f',
500: '#b44e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b44e4e; $custom-light: #d0837f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b44e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 78,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 40.476,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55545,
"c": 0.13335,
"h": 22.4
},
"luminance": 0.15702
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B44E4E
secondary
#98C6C6
accent
#D0D057
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAEFEE
border
#D3CAC9
text
#150B0A
muted
#837C7C