#B0523D#B0523D

#B0523D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.128 H 34.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B0523D
RGB	rgb(176, 82, 61)
HSL	hsl(11, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(11, 65%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.4%, 65.3%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.45, 36.72, 30.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.45, 47.67, 39.62°)
OKLab	oklab(55.23% 0.106 0.0714)
OKLCH	oklch(55.23% 0.128 34)
XYZ	xyz(21.7660, 15.6043, 6.2797)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B0523D #3D9BB0

analogous

#B03D62 #B0523D #B08C3D

triadic

#B0523D #3DB052 #523DB0

tetradic

#B0523D #62B03D #3D9BB0 #8C3DB0

square

#B0523D #62B03D #3D9BB0 #8C3DB0

split-complementary

#B0523D #3DB08C #3D62B0

monochromatic

#55281D #833D2D #B0523D #C87462 #D89D8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#B0523D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#B0523D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B0523D

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B0523D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B0523D	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A613B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82763B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C1404D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b0523d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 82, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.128 34.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8573',
    500: '#b0523d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b0523d;
$custom-light: #cd8573;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b0523d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.957,
    "s": 48.523,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55227,
    "c": 0.12777,
    "h": 34
  },
  "luminance": 0.15602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B0523D

secondary

#86B8C3

accent

#BFD850

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFED

border

#D3CAC8

text

#150B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B0523D

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

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