#B04256#B04256

#B04256 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.144 H 12.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B04256
RGB	rgb(176, 66, 86)
HSL	hsl(349, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(349, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.5%, 51.1%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.95, 46.42, 12.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.95, 47.98, 14.65°)
OKLab	oklab(53.49% 0.1404 0.0309)
OKLCH	oklch(53.49% 0.144 12.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.5342, 13.8011, 10.3322)
Luminance	0.1380 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B04256 #42B09C

analogous

#B0428D #B04256 #B06542

triadic

#B04256 #56B042 #4256B0

tetradic

#B04256 #8DB042 #42B09C #6542B0

square

#B04256 #8DB042 #42B09C #6542B0

split-complementary

#B04256 #42B065 #428DB0

monochromatic

#57212B #833140 #B04256 #C7697A #D795A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#B04256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#B04256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B04256

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B04256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B04256	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)

#5B5A56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#777053

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0314A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b04256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 66, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.144 12.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7c85',
    500: '#b04256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b04256;
$custom-light: #cd7c85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b04256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.091,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53489,
    "c": 0.14371,
    "h": 12.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B04256

secondary

#8BC3B9

accent

#D5BD53

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FAEEEF

border

#D3C9CA

text

#140A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B04256

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

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