#B5484E#B5484E
#B5484E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.142 H 19.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5484E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 72, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 43%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 60%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.2%, 56.9%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.65, 44.72, 19.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.65, 48.77, 23.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.87% 0.1334 0.048) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.87% 0.142 19.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7505, 15.0114, 8.9057) |
| Luminance | 0.1501 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 0.85
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.98
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.07
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.09
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.03
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5484E #48B5AF
analogous
#B54885 #B5484E #B57848
triadic
#B5484E #4EB548 #484EB5
tetradic
#B5484E #85B548 #48B5AF #7848B5
square
#B5484E #85B548 #48B5AF #7848B5
split-complementary
#B5484E #48B578 #4885B5
monochromatic
#5D2528 #89373B #B5484E #C77378 #D99FA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.25
#B5484E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#B5484E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B5484E
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5484E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5484E | 1.00 | 5.25 | 4.00 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#625E4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E754B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6354B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5484e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 72, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.142 19.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1807f',
500: '#b5484e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5484e; $custom-light: #d1807f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5484e",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 72,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.697,
"s": 43.083,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54872,
"c": 0.14175,
"h": 19.8
},
"luminance": 0.15009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5484E
secondary
#93C5C3
accent
#D3CC55
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFEE
border
#D4CAC9
text
#150A0A
muted
#837C7C