#B15138#B15138

#B15138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.131 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B15138
RGB	rgb(177, 81, 56)
HSL	hsl(12, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(12, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.2%, 68.4%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.34, 37.31, 33.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.34, 49.91, 41.62°)
OKLab	oklab(55.15% 0.1068 0.0767)
OKLCH	oklch(55.15% 0.131 35.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.7897, 15.5202, 5.5889)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B15138 #3898B1

analogous

#B1385B #B15138 #B18D38

triadic

#B15138 #38B151 #5138B1

tetradic

#B15138 #5BB138 #3898B1 #8D38B1

square

#B15138 #5BB138 #3898B1 #8D38B1

split-complementary

#B15138 #38B18D #385BB1

monochromatic

#54261B #833C29 #B15138 #CB725B #DA9A8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#B15138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#B15138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B15138

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B15138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B15138	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6135

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827636

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C23E4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b15138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 81, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.131 35.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce846f',
    500: '#b15138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b15138;
$custom-light: #ce846f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b15138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.397,
    "s": 51.931,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55151,
    "c": 0.13146,
    "h": 35.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B15138

secondary

#81B6C4

accent

#BEDB4C

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B15138

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

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