#B04231#B04231

#B04231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.147 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B04231
RGB	rgb(176, 66, 49)
HSL	hsl(8, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(8, 72%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.5%, 72.2%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.29, 43.86, 33.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.29, 55.22, 37.41°)
OKLab	oklab(52.78% 0.1259 0.0763)
OKLCH	oklch(52.78% 0.147 31.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4092, 13.3511, 4.4075)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B04231 #319FB0

analogous

#B03160 #B04231 #B08131

triadic

#B04231 #31B042 #4231B0

tetradic

#B04231 #60B031 #319FB0 #8131B0

square

#B04231 #60B031 #319FB0 #8131B0

split-complementary

#B04231 #31B081 #3160B0

monochromatic

#501E16 #803024 #B04231 #CE6150 #DC8C80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#B04231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#B04231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B04231

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B04231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B04231	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60572F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C1283F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b04231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 66, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.147 31.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7b6a',
    500: '#b04231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b04231;
$custom-light: #cf7b6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b04231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.031,
    "s": 56.444,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52782,
    "c": 0.1472,
    "h": 31.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13348
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B04231

secondary

#78BAC5

accent

#CBE048

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B04231

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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