#B05235#B05235

#B05235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.130 H 37.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B05235
RGB	rgb(176, 82, 53)
HSL	hsl(14, 54%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(14, 70%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.4%, 69.9%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.34, 36.24, 34.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.34, 50.24, 43.84°)
OKLab	oklab(55.11% 0.103 0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(55.11% 0.13 37.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.5664, 15.5244, 5.2283)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B05235 #3593B0

analogous

#B03556 #B05235 #B08F35

triadic

#B05235 #35B052 #5235B0

tetradic

#B05235 #56B035 #3593B0 #8F35B0

square

#B05235 #56B035 #3593B0 #8F35B0

split-complementary

#B05235 #35B08F #3556B0

monochromatic

#522619 #813C27 #B05235 #CC7256 #DA9985

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#B05235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#B05235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B05235

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B05235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B05235	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6132

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827633

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C13F4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b05235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 82, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.130 37.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce856d',
    500: '#b05235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b05235;
$custom-light: #ce856d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b05235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.146,
    "s": 53.712,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55112,
    "c": 0.1303,
    "h": 37.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B05235

secondary

#7DB3C4

accent

#BBDD4B

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B05235

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

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