#B16855#B16855

#B16855 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.099 H 35.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#B16855
RGBrgb(177, 104, 85)
HSLhsl(12, 37%, 51%)
HSVhsv(12, 52%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41.2%, 52%, 30.6%)
CIE-LABlab(51.73, 27.23, 23.26)
CIE-LCHlch(51.73, 35.81, 40.50°)
OKLaboklab(59.42% 0.0804 0.0572)
OKLCHoklch(59.42% 0.099 35.4)
XYZxyz(24.7231, 19.9059, 11.1327)
Luminance0.1990 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#B16855 #559EB1
analogous
#B15570 #B16855 #B19655
triadic
#B16855 #55B168 #6855B1
tetradic
#B16855 #70B155 #559EB1 #9655B1
square
#B16855 #70B155 #559EB1 #9655B1
split-complementary
#B16855 #55B196 #5570B1
monochromatic
#60372C #8A4F3F #B16855 #C48D7F #D7B3A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.22
#B16855 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.98
#B16855 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B16855
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##B16855#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##B168551.004.224.984.98
#FFFFFF4.221.0021.0021.00
#0000004.9821.001.001.00
##0000004.9821.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A7253
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B8154
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C05C63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #b16855;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 104, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.099 35.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc9485',
    500: '#b16855',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #b16855;
$custom-light: #cc9485;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#b16855",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.391,
    "s": 37.097,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59416,
    "c": 0.09869,
    "h": 35.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.19904
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#B16855
secondary
#9DBDC5
accent
#B5CD5B
background
#FCF9F8
surface
#F9F1EF
border
#D2CBCA
text
#140D0B
muted
#827E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B16855

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#B16855 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva