#B54940#B54940
#B54940 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.142 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B54940 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 73, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 48%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 65%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.7%, 64.6%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.58, 43.25, 27.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.58, 51.40, 32.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.74% 0.1263 0.0657) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.74% 0.142 27.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3661, 14.9619, 6.5597) |
| Luminance | 0.1496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.68
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.09
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.82
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.47
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.60
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B54940 #40ACB5
analogous
#B54072 #B54940 #B58340
triadic
#B54940 #40B549 #4940B5
tetradic
#B54940 #72B540 #40ACB5 #8340B5
square
#B54940 #72B540 #40ACB5 #8340B5
split-complementary
#B54940 #40B583 #4072B5
monochromatic
#5B2520 #883730 #B54940 #CA7068 #DA9B96
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#B54940 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#B54940 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B54940
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B54940 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B54940 | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#655D3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80753D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C63347
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b54940; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 73, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.142 27.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d18075',
500: '#b54940',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b54940; $custom-light: #d18075; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b54940",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 73,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.615,
"s": 47.755,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54741,
"c": 0.14241,
"h": 27.5
},
"luminance": 0.14959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B54940
secondary
#8BC1C5
accent
#CDD750
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFED
border
#D4CAC8
text
#150A08
muted
#837C7B