#B04255#B04255

#B04255 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.144 H 13.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B04255
RGB	rgb(176, 66, 85)
HSL	hsl(350, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(350, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.5%, 51.7%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.92, 46.33, 12.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.92, 48.05, 15.35°)
OKLab	oklab(53.47% 0.14 0.0323)
OKLCH	oklch(53.47% 0.144 13)
XYZ	xyz(21.4942, 13.7851, 10.1215)
Luminance	0.1378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B04255 #42B09D

analogous

#B0428C #B04255 #B06642

triadic

#B04255 #55B042 #4255B0

tetradic

#B04255 #8CB042 #42B09D #6642B0

square

#B04255 #8CB042 #42B09D #6642B0

split-complementary

#B04255 #42B066 #428CB0

monochromatic

#57212A #833140 #B04255 #C76979 #D795A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#B04255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#B04255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B04255

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B04255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B04255	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5A55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#777052

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C03049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b04255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 66, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.144 13.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7c84',
    500: '#b04255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b04255;
$custom-light: #cd7c84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b04255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.636,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53465,
    "c": 0.14363,
    "h": 13
  },
  "luminance": 0.13782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B04255

secondary

#8BC3B9

accent

#D5BF53

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FAEEEF

border

#D3C9CA

text

#140A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B04255

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

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