#B8434E#B8434E
#B8434E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.151 H 18.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8434E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 67, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 47%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 64%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 57.6%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.30, 48.03, 19.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.30, 51.69, 21.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.71% 0.1436 0.0471) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.71% 0.151 18.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1516, 14.7578, 8.8356) |
| Luminance | 0.1475 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 1.58
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.43
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 4.46
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.47
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.57
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8434E #43B8AD
analogous
#B84389 #B8434E #B87343
triadic
#B8434E #4EB843 #434EB8
tetradic
#B8434E #89B843 #43B8AD #7343B8
square
#B8434E #89B843 #43B8AD #7343B8
split-complementary
#B8434E #43B873 #4389B8
monochromatic
#5E2228 #8B333B #B8434E #CA6E77 #DB9BA1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.32
#B8434E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.95
#B8434E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B8434E
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8434E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8434E | 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)
#605C4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E744B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C92D48
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8434e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 67, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.151 18.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d37d7f',
500: '#b8434e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8434e; $custom-light: #d37d7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8434e",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 67,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.359,
"s": 46.614,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54707,
"c": 0.15107,
"h": 18.1
},
"luminance": 0.14755
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8434E
secondary
#90C7C2
accent
#D6CA52
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEEEE
border
#D4C9C9
text
#150A0A
muted
#837C7C