#B0523A#B0523A

#B0523A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.129 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B0523A
RGB	rgb(176, 82, 58)
HSL	hsl(12, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(12, 67%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.4%, 67%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.41, 36.53, 32.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.41, 48.61, 41.28°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.1049 0.0746)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.129 35.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.6875, 15.5728, 5.8660)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B0523A #3A98B0

analogous

#B03A5D #B0523A #B08D3A

triadic

#B0523A #3AB052 #523AB0

tetradic

#B0523A #5DB03A #3A98B0 #8D3AB0

square

#B0523A #5DB03A #3A98B0 #8D3AB0

split-complementary

#B0523A #3AB08D #3A5DB0

monochromatic

#54271C #823D2B #B0523A #CA735D #D99B8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#B0523A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#B0523A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B0523A

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B0523A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B0523A	1.00	5.10	4.11	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6137

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827638

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C1404D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b0523a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 82, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.129 35.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8571',
    500: '#b0523a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b0523a;
$custom-light: #cd8571;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b0523a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.203,
    "s": 50.427,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55182,
    "c": 0.12869,
    "h": 35.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B0523A

secondary

#82B6C3

accent

#BDDA4E

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B0523A

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

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