#B2472D#B2472D

#B2472D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.145 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B2472D
RGB	rgb(178, 71, 45)
HSL	hsl(12, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(12, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 74.7%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.47, 42.07, 37.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.47, 56.15, 41.48°)
OKLab	oklab(53.72% 0.1193 0.0832)
OKLCH	oklch(53.72% 0.145 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.0892, 14.1638, 4.1055)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B2472D #2D98B2

analogous

#B22D55 #B2472D #B2892D

triadic

#B2472D #2DB247 #472DB2

tetradic

#B2472D #55B22D #2D98B2 #892DB2

square

#B2472D #55B22D #2D98B2 #892DB2

split-complementary

#B2472D #2DB289 #2D55B2

monochromatic

#502014 #813421 #B2472D #D1654B #DE8F7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#B2472D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#B2472D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B2472D

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B2472D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B2472D	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645A2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F722A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C42E41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b2472d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 71, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.145 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d07e67',
    500: '#b2472d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b2472d;
$custom-light: #d07e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b2472d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.729,
    "s": 59.641,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53722,
    "c": 0.14546,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B2472D

secondary

#75B6C6

accent

#C4E345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B2472D

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

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