#B14253#B14253

#B14253 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.145 H 14.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B14253
RGB	rgb(177, 66, 83)
HSL	hsl(351, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(351, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.7%, 53.1%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.05, 46.50, 14.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.05, 48.60, 16.92°)
OKLab	oklab(53.58% 0.1402 0.0356)
OKLCH	oklch(53.58% 0.145 14.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.6428, 13.8708, 9.7196)
Luminance	0.1387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B14253 #42B1A0

analogous

#B1428A #B14253 #B16942

triadic

#B14253 #53B142 #4253B1

tetradic

#B14253 #8AB142 #42B1A0 #6942B1

square

#B14253 #8AB142 #42B1A0 #6942B1

split-complementary

#B14253 #42B169 #428AB1

monochromatic

#582129 #84313E #B14253 #C76977 #D896A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#B14253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#B14253 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B14253

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B14253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B14253	1.00	5.56	3.77	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5A53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#787150

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C13049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b14253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 66, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.145 14.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7c83',
    500: '#b14253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b14253;
$custom-light: #ce7c83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b14253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.811,
    "s": 45.679,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53575,
    "c": 0.14461,
    "h": 14.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B14253

secondary

#8BC3BB

accent

#D5C152

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FAEEEF

border

#D3C9CA

text

#140A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B14253

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

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