#B05855#B05855

#B05855 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.115 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B05855
RGB	rgb(176, 88, 85)
HSL	hsl(2, 37%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(2, 52%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 51.7%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.09, 35.47, 18.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.09, 39.96, 27.41°)
OKLab	oklab(56.61% 0.1059 0.0459)
OKLCH	oklch(56.61% 0.115 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.0356, 16.8679, 10.6353)
Luminance	0.1686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B05855 #55ADB0

analogous

#B0557F #B05855 #B08555

triadic

#B05855 #55B058 #5855B0

tetradic

#B05855 #7FB055 #55ADB0 #8555B0

square

#B05855 #7FB055 #55ADB0 #8555B0

split-complementary

#B05855 #55B085 #557FB0

monochromatic

#5F2E2C #88423F #B05855 #C3817F #D7AAA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#B05855 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#B05855 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B05855

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B05855	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B05855	1.00	4.80	4.37	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6754

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827953

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF4B58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b05855;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 88, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.115 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8984',
    500: '#b05855',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b05855;
$custom-light: #cc8984;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b05855",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.978,
    "s": 36.546,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56609,
    "c": 0.1154,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B05855

secondary

#9CC3C5

accent

#C9CD5B

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FAF0EF

border

#D3CBCA

text

#140C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B05855

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

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