#B16049#B16049

#B16049 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.111 H 36.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B16049
RGB	rgb(177, 96, 73)
HSL	hsl(13, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(13, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.8%, 58.8%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.73, 30.57, 27.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.73, 41.19, 42.08°)
OKLab	oklab(57.82% 0.089 0.0664)
OKLCH	oklch(57.82% 0.111 36.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.5187, 18.1964, 8.5757)
Luminance	0.1819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B16049 #499AB1

analogous

#B14966 #B16049 #B19449

triadic

#B16049 #49B160 #6049B1

tetradic

#B16049 #66B149 #499AB1 #9449B1

square

#B16049 #66B149 #499AB1 #9449B1

split-complementary

#B16049 #49B194 #4966B1

monochromatic

#5A3125 #864837 #B16049 #C58572 #D7AA9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#B16049 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#B16049 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B16049

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B16049	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B16049	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)

#756C47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887D48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C1525A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b16049;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 96, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.111 36.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8e7c',
    500: '#b16049',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b16049;
$custom-light: #cd8e7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b16049",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.269,
    "s": 41.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57819,
    "c": 0.11098,
    "h": 36.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B16049

secondary

#92B9C3

accent

#B6D156

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0EE

border

#D3CBC9

text

#140C09

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B16049

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

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