#B54541#B54541

#B54541 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.147 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B54541
RGB	rgb(181, 69, 65)
HSL	hsl(2, 47%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(2, 64%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 64.1%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.89, 45.18, 26.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.89, 52.29, 30.22°)
OKLab	oklab(54.23% 0.1326 0.0626)
OKLCH	oklch(54.23% 0.147 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.1404, 14.4646, 6.6261)
Luminance	0.1446 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B54541 #41B1B5

analogous

#B54177 #B54541 #B57F41

triadic

#B54541 #41B545 #4541B5

tetradic

#B54541 #77B541 #41B1B5 #7F41B5

square

#B54541 #77B541 #41B1B5 #7F41B5

split-complementary

#B54541 #41B57F #4177B5

monochromatic

#5B2321 #883431 #B54541 #C96D6A #DA9997

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#B54541 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#B54541 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B54541

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B54541	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B54541	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625B40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E733E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C62E45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b54541;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 69, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.147 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27e75',
    500: '#b54541',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b54541;
$custom-light: #d27e75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b54541",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.069,
    "s": 47.154,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54227,
    "c": 0.14663,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B54541

secondary

#8CC3C5

accent

#D2D751

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEEED

border

#D4C9C8

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B54541

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →