#B16048#B16048

#B16048 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.111 H 37.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B16048
RGB	rgb(177, 96, 72)
HSL	hsl(14, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(14, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.8%, 59.3%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.72, 30.49, 28.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.72, 41.50, 42.72°)
OKLab	oklab(57.8% 0.0886 0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(57.8% 0.111 37.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.4858, 18.1832, 8.4025)
Luminance	0.1818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B16048 #4899B1

analogous

#B14865 #B16048 #B19548

triadic

#B16048 #48B160 #6048B1

tetradic

#B16048 #65B148 #4899B1 #9548B1

square

#B16048 #65B148 #4899B1 #9548B1

split-complementary

#B16048 #48B195 #4865B1

monochromatic

#5A3125 #854836 #B16048 #C58471 #D7AA9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#B16048 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#B16048 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B16048

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B16048	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B16048	1.00	4.53	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#756C46

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887D47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C1525A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b16048;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 96, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.111 37.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8e7b',
    500: '#b16048',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b16048;
$custom-light: #cd8e7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b16048",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.714,
    "s": 42.169,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57802,
    "c": 0.11136,
    "h": 37.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B16048

secondary

#91B8C3

accent

#B6D256

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0EE

border

#D3CBC9

text

#140C09

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B16048

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

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