#B8464E#B8464E
#B8464E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.148 H 19.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8464E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 70, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 45%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 62%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62%, 57.6%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.80, 46.69, 19.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.80, 50.70, 22.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.08% 0.1393 0.0486) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.08% 0.148 19.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3346, 15.1237, 8.8966) |
| Luminance | 0.1512 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 0.72
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.98
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 4.94
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.98
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.80
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8464E #46B8B0
analogous
#B84687 #B8464E #B87746
triadic
#B8464E #4EB846 #464EB8
tetradic
#B8464E #87B846 #46B8B0 #7746B8
square
#B8464E #87B846 #46B8B0 #7746B8
split-complementary
#B8464E #46B877 #4687B8
monochromatic
#5F2428 #8C353B #B8464E #C97278 #DA9EA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.22
#B8464E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.02
#B8464E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B8464E
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8464E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8464E | 1.00 | 5.22 | 4.02 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#625D4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F754B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9314A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8464e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 70, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.148 19.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d37f7f',
500: '#b8464e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8464e; $custom-light: #d37f7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8464e",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 70,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.789,
"s": 44.882,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55083,
"c": 0.14754,
"h": 19.2
},
"luminance": 0.15121
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8464E
secondary
#93C7C3
accent
#D5CC53
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFEE
border
#D4CAC9
text
#150A0A
muted
#837C7C