#B16249#B16249

#B16249 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.109 H 38.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B16249
RGB	rgb(177, 98, 73)
HSL	hsl(14, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(14, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.6%, 58.8%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.18, 29.48, 28.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.18, 40.77, 43.69°)
OKLab	oklab(58.16% 0.0856 0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(58.16% 0.109 38.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.7035, 18.5660, 8.6373)
Luminance	0.1856 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B16249 #4998B1

analogous

#B14964 #B16249 #B19649

triadic

#B16249 #49B162 #6249B1

tetradic

#B16249 #64B149 #4998B1 #9649B1

square

#B16249 #64B149 #4998B1 #9649B1

split-complementary

#B16249 #49B196 #4964B1

monochromatic

#5A3225 #864A37 #B16249 #C58672 #D7AB9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.46

#B16249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.71

#B16249 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B16249

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B16249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B16249	1.00	4.46	4.71	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766D47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897E48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C1545C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b16249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 98, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.109 38.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd907c',
    500: '#b16249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b16249;
$custom-light: #cd907c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b16249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.423,
    "s": 41.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58157,
    "c": 0.10911,
    "h": 38.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B16249

secondary

#92B8C3

accent

#B4D156

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0EE

border

#D3CBC9

text

#140C09

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B16249

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

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