#B45C4E#B45C4E
#B45C4E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.117 H 30.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B45C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 92, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 40%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.9%, 56.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.39, 34.30, 24.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.39, 42.07, 35.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.67% 0.101 0.0593) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.67% 0.117 30.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0265, 17.9103, 9.3980) |
| Luminance | 0.1791 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.56
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.88
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.93
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.52
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 6.68
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 7.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B45C4E #4EA6B4
analogous
#B44E73 #B45C4E #B48F4E
triadic
#B45C4E #4EB45C #5C4EB4
tetradic
#B45C4E #73B44E #4EA6B4 #8F4EB4
square
#B45C4E #73B44E #4EA6B4 #8F4EB4
split-complementary
#B45C4E #4EB48F #4E73B4
monochromatic
#5F3028 #8A463B #B45C4E #C68479 #D8ABA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.58
#B45C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.58
#B45C4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B45C4E
4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B45C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B45C4E | 1.00 | 4.58 | 4.58 | 4.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#716A4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877D4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C44D59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b45c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 92, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.117 30.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf8c7f',
500: '#b45c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b45c4e; $custom-light: #cf8c7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b45c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 92,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.235,
"s": 40.476,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5767,
"c": 0.11708,
"h": 30.4
},
"luminance": 0.17908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B45C4E
secondary
#98BFC6
accent
#C0D057
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAF0EE
border
#D3CBC9
text
#140C0A
muted
#837D7C