#B45438#B45438

#B45438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.132 H 37.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B45438
RGB	rgb(180, 84, 56)
HSL	hsl(14, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(14, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.3%, 68.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.41, 36.95, 34.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.41, 50.56, 43.05°)
OKLab	oklab(56.06% 0.1054 0.0795)
OKLCH	oklch(56.06% 0.132 37)
XYZ	xyz(22.7086, 16.3323, 5.6972)
Luminance	0.1633 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B45438 #3898B4

analogous

#B4385A #B45438 #B49238

triadic

#B45438 #38B454 #5438B4

tetradic

#B45438 #5AB438 #3898B4 #9238B4

square

#B45438 #5AB438 #3898B4 #9238B4

split-complementary

#B45438 #38B492 #385AB4

monochromatic

#57281B #853E29 #B45438 #CD765D #DB9D8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#B45438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#B45438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B45438

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B45438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B45438	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6335

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857836

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5414E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b45438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 84, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.132 37.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1866f',
    500: '#b45438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b45438;
$custom-light: #d1866f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b45438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.548,
    "s": 52.542,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56056,
    "c": 0.132,
    "h": 37
  },
  "luminance": 0.16329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B45438

secondary

#82B6C5

accent

#BBDC4C

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBF0EC

border

#D4CBC7

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B45438

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

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