#B15038#B15038

#B15038 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.132 H 35.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B15038
RGB	rgb(177, 80, 56)
HSL	hsl(12, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(12, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.8%, 68.4%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, 37.82, 32.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 50.14, 41.04°)
OKLab	oklab(55% 0.1084 0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(55% 0.132 35.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.7160, 15.3727, 5.5643)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B15038 #3899B1

analogous

#B1385C #B15038 #B18C38

triadic

#B15038 #38B150 #5038B1

tetradic

#B15038 #5CB138 #3899B1 #8C38B1

square

#B15038 #5CB138 #3899B1 #8C38B1

split-complementary

#B15038 #38B18C #385CB1

monochromatic

#54261B #833B29 #B15038 #CB715B #DA998A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#B15038 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#B15038 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B15038

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B15038	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B15038	1.00	5.15	4.07	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6035

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827536

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C23D4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b15038;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 80, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.132 35.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce846f',
    500: '#b15038',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b15038;
$custom-light: #ce846f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b15038",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.901,
    "s": 51.931,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55,
    "c": 0.13244,
    "h": 35.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B15038

secondary

#81B7C4

accent

#BFDB4C

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBEFEC

border

#D4CAC7

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B15038

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

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