#B45F5C#B45F5C
#B45F5C is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.111 H 23.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B45F5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 95, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 37%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 49%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.2%, 48.9%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.29, 33.97, 17.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.29, 38.13, 27.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.45% 0.1017 0.0435) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.45% 0.111 23.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8480, 18.6629, 12.4168) |
| Luminance | 0.1866 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.76
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.04
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.90
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.24
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 6.45
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B45F5C #5CB1B4
analogous
#B45C85 #B45F5C #B48B5C
triadic
#B45F5C #5CB45F #5F5CB4
tetradic
#B45F5C #85B45C #5CB1B4 #8B5CB4
square
#B45F5C #85B45C #5CB1B4 #8B5CB4
split-complementary
#B45F5C #5CB48B #5C85B4
monochromatic
#66312F #904542 #B45F5C #C78886 #DBB1B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.44
#B45F5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.73
#B45F5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B45F5C
4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B45F5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B45F5C | 1.00 | 4.44 | 4.73 | 4.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726D5B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877E5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3535F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b45f5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 95, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.111 23.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce8e8a',
500: '#b45f5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b45f5c; $custom-light: #ce8e8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b45f5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 95,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.045,
"s": 36.975,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58445,
"c": 0.11064,
"h": 23.1
},
"luminance": 0.1866
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B45F5C
secondary
#A3C8C9
accent
#C9CD5B
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FAF0F0
border
#D3CBCB
text
#140C0B
muted
#837D7C