#B05238#B05238

#B05238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.129 H 36.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B05238
RGB	rgb(176, 82, 56)
HSL	hsl(13, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(13, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.4%, 68.2%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.38, 36.41, 33.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.38, 49.25, 42.33°)
OKLab	oklab(55.15% 0.1041 0.0767)
OKLCH	oklch(55.15% 0.129 36.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.6376, 15.5529, 5.6032)
Luminance	0.1555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B05238 #3896B0

analogous

#B0385A #B05238 #B08E38

triadic

#B05238 #38B052 #5238B0

tetradic

#B05238 #5AB038 #3896B0 #8E38B0

square

#B05238 #5AB038 #3896B0 #8E38B0

split-complementary

#B05238 #38B08E #385AB0

monochromatic

#53271A #823C29 #B05238 #CB735B #D99A89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#B05238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#B05238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B05238

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B05238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B05238	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6135

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827636

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C13F4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b05238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 82, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.129 36.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce856f',
    500: '#b05238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b05238;
$custom-light: #ce856f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b05238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13,
    "s": 51.724,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55153,
    "c": 0.12933,
    "h": 36.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B05238

secondary

#80B5C4

accent

#BCDB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B05238

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

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