#B15438#B15438

#B15438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.129 H 37.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B15438
RGB	rgb(177, 84, 56)
HSL	hsl(14, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(14, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.5%, 68.4%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.94, 35.77, 33.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.94, 49.25, 43.43°)
OKLab	oklab(55.61% 0.102 0.0782)
OKLCH	oklch(55.61% 0.129 37.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.0176, 15.9760, 5.6648)
Luminance	0.1597 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B15438 #3895B1

analogous

#B13859 #B15438 #B19038

triadic

#B15438 #38B154 #5438B1

tetradic

#B15438 #59B138 #3895B1 #9038B1

square

#B15438 #59B138 #3895B1 #9038B1

split-complementary

#B15438 #38B190 #3859B1

monochromatic

#54281B #833E29 #B15438 #CB755B #DA9C8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#B15438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#B15438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B15438

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B15438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B15438	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6335

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837736

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C2424E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b15438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 84, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.129 37.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce866f',
    500: '#b15438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b15438;
$custom-light: #ce866f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b15438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.884,
    "s": 51.931,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5561,
    "c": 0.12855,
    "h": 37.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B15438

secondary

#81B4C4

accent

#BADB4C

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B15438

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →