#B45A4E#B45A4E
#B45A4E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.119 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B45A4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 90, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 40%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 56.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.97, 35.36, 23.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.97, 42.63, 33.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.35% 0.1042 0.058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.35% 0.119 29.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8556, 17.5683, 9.3410) |
| Luminance | 0.1757 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.36
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.61
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.90
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.30
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 6.39
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B45A4E #4EA8B4
analogous
#B44E75 #B45A4E #B48D4E
triadic
#B45A4E #4EB45A #5A4EB4
tetradic
#B45A4E #75B44E #4EA8B4 #8D4EB4
square
#B45A4E #75B44E #4EA8B4 #8D4EB4
split-complementary
#B45A4E #4EB48D #4E75B4
monochromatic
#5F2F28 #8A443B #B45A4E #C68279 #D8AAA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.65
#B45A4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.51
#B45A4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B45A4E
4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B45A4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B45A4E | 1.00 | 4.65 | 4.51 | 4.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#70694D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867C4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C44B57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b45a4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 90, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.119 29.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf8b7f',
500: '#b45a4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b45a4e; $custom-light: #cf8b7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b45a4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 90,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.059,
"s": 40.476,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57351,
"c": 0.1193,
"h": 29.1
},
"luminance": 0.17566
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B45A4E
secondary
#98C0C6
accent
#C2D057
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAF0EE
border
#D3CBC9
text
#140C0A
muted
#837D7C