#B54838#B54838

#B54838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.145 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B54838
RGB	rgb(181, 72, 56)
HSL	hsl(8, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(8, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.2%, 69.1%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.29, 43.25, 32.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.29, 53.84, 36.56°)
OKLab	oklab(54.48% 0.1248 0.0741)
OKLCH	oklch(54.48% 0.145 30.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.0894, 14.7470, 5.4239)
Luminance	0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B54838 #38A5B5

analogous

#B53867 #B54838 #B58738

triadic

#B54838 #38B548 #4838B5

tetradic

#B54838 #67B538 #38A5B5 #8738B5

square

#B54838 #67B538 #38A5B5 #8738B5

split-complementary

#B54838 #38B587 #3867B5

monochromatic

#58231B #86352A #B54838 #CD6C5D #DB968C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#B54838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#B54838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B54838

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B54838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B54838	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655C36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807435

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C73045

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b54838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 72, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.145 30.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27f6f',
    500: '#b54838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b54838;
$custom-light: #d27f6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b54838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.68,
    "s": 52.743,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5448,
    "c": 0.14515,
    "h": 30.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B54838

secondary

#83BDC6

accent

#CADC4C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEC

border

#D4C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B54838

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

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