#B15039#B15039
#B15039 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.132 H 34.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B15039 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 80, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 51%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 68%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.8%, 67.8%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.15, 37.88, 32.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.15, 49.83, 40.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.02% 0.1087 0.0751) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.02% 0.132 34.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7407, 15.3826, 5.6944) |
| Luminance | 0.1538 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.19
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.74
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 7.00
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 7.34
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 7.39
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 7.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B15039 #399AB1
analogous
#B1395E #B15039 #B18C39
triadic
#B15039 #39B150 #5039B1
tetradic
#B15039 #5EB139 #399AB1 #8C39B1
square
#B15039 #5EB139 #399AB1 #8C39B1
split-complementary
#B15039 #39B18C #395EB1
monochromatic
#54261B #833B2A #B15039 #CB725D #DA9A8B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.15
#B15039 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.08
#B15039 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B15039
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B15039 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B15039 | 1.00 | 5.15 | 4.08 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A6036
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817537
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C23D4B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b15039; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 80, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.132 34.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce8470',
500: '#b15039',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b15039; $custom-light: #ce8470; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b15039",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 80,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.5,
"s": 51.282,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55015,
"c": 0.13215,
"h": 34.6
},
"luminance": 0.1538
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B15039
secondary
#82B7C4
accent
#C0DB4D
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAEFEC
border
#D3CAC7
text
#150B07
muted
#837C7A