#B1553D#B1553D

#B1553D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.126 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B1553D
RGB	rgb(177, 85, 61)
HSL	hsl(12, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(12, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52%, 65.5%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.21, 35.56, 31.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.21, 47.41, 41.41°)
OKLab	oklab(55.84% 0.1023 0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(55.84% 0.126 35.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.2242, 16.1837, 6.3674)
Luminance	0.1618 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B1553D #3D99B1

analogous

#B13D5F #B1553D #B18F3D

triadic

#B1553D #3DB155 #553DB1

tetradic

#B1553D #5FB13D #3D99B1 #8F3DB1

square

#B1553D #5FB13D #3D99B1 #8F3DB1

split-complementary

#B1553D #3DB18F #3D5FB1

monochromatic

#56291E #833F2D #B1553D #C97762 #D99F90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#B1553D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#B1553D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B1553D

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B1553D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B1553D	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D643A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84783B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C2444F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b1553d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 85, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.126 35.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce8773',
    500: '#b1553d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b1553d;
$custom-light: #ce8773;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b1553d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.414,
    "s": 48.739,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55839,
    "c": 0.12593,
    "h": 35.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B1553D

secondary

#86B7C4

accent

#BCD850

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0ED

border

#D3CBC8

text

#150B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B1553D

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

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