#B15940#B15940

#B15940 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.121 H 36.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B15940
RGB	rgb(177, 89, 64)
HSL	hsl(13, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(13, 64%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 63.8%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.09, 33.66, 30.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.09, 45.56, 42.38°)
OKLab	oklab(56.52% 0.097 0.0724)
OKLCH	oklch(56.52% 0.121 36.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.6312, 16.8646, 6.9129)
Luminance	0.1686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B15940 #4098B1

analogous

#B14060 #B15940 #B19140

triadic

#B15940 #40B159 #5940B1

tetradic

#B15940 #60B140 #4098B1 #9140B1

square

#B15940 #60B140 #4098B1 #9140B1

split-complementary

#B15940 #40B191 #4060B1

monochromatic

#572C1F #844230 #B15940 #C87C66 #D8A393

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#B15940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#B15940 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B15940

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B15940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B15940	1.00	4.80	4.37	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70663E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C14953

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b15940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 89, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.121 36.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce8a75',
    500: '#b15940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b15940;
$custom-light: #ce8a75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b15940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.274,
    "s": 46.888,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56519,
    "c": 0.12101,
    "h": 36.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B15940

secondary

#89B7C3

accent

#B9D751

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0ED

border

#D3CBC8

text

#140C08

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B15940

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

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