#B8454D#B8454D
#B8454D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.149 H 19.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8454D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 69, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 45%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 63%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.5%, 58.2%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.61, 47.07, 20.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.61, 51.19, 23.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.94% 0.1403 0.0494) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.94% 0.149 19.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2369, 14.9854, 8.6886) |
| Luminance | 0.1498 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 0.82
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.80
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.87
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.09
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.57
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8454D #45B8B0
analogous
#B84587 #B8454D #B87745
triadic
#B8454D #4DB845 #454DB8
tetradic
#B8454D #87B845 #45B8B0 #7745B8
square
#B8454D #87B845 #45B8B0 #7745B8
split-complementary
#B8454D #45B877 #4587B8
monochromatic
#5F2428 #8B343A #B8454D #CA7177 #DA9DA1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.25
#B8454D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#B8454D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B8454D
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8454D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8454D | 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)
#615D4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E754A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C92F49
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8454d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 69, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.149 19.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d37e7e',
500: '#b8454d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8454d; $custom-light: #d37e7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8454d",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 69,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.826,
"s": 45.455,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54935,
"c": 0.14876,
"h": 19.4
},
"luminance": 0.14982
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8454D
secondary
#92C7C3
accent
#D5CC53
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEEEE
border
#D4C9C9
text
#150A0A
muted
#837C7C