#B0482B#B0482B

#B0482B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.143 H 36.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B0482B
RGB	rgb(176, 72, 43)
HSL	hsl(13, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(13, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.1%, 75.6%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.29, 40.75, 37.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.29, 55.71, 42.99°)
OKLab	oklab(53.52% 0.1151 0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(53.52% 0.143 36.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.6600, 14.0420, 3.9075)
Luminance	0.1404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B0482B #2B93B0

analogous

#B02B50 #B0482B #B08B2B

triadic

#B0482B #2BB048 #482BB0

tetradic

#B0482B #50B02B #2B93B0 #8B2BB0

square

#B0482B #50B02B #2B93B0 #8B2BB0

split-complementary

#B0482B #2BB08B #2B50B0

monochromatic

#4E2013 #7F341F #B0482B #D26546 #DE8E78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#B0482B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#B0482B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B0482B

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B0482B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B0482B	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655A27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7128

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C13042

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b0482b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 72, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.143 36.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7f66',
    500: '#b0482b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b0482b;
$custom-light: #cf7f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b0482b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.083,
    "s": 60.731,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53519,
    "c": 0.14279,
    "h": 36.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B0482B

secondary

#71B3C6

accent

#C1E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B0482B

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

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