#B25237#B25237
#B25237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.132 H 36.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B25237 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 82, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 69%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.9%, 69.1%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.68, 37.13, 34.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.68, 50.45, 42.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.44% 0.106 0.0786) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.44% 0.132 36.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0690, 15.7781, 5.4970) |
| Luminance | 0.1578 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.45
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.58
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 7.26
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 7.77
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.82
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 7.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B25237 #3797B2
analogous
#B23759 #B25237 #B28F37
triadic
#B25237 #37B252 #5237B2
tetradic
#B25237 #59B237 #3797B2 #8F37B2
square
#B25237 #59B237 #3797B2 #8F37B2
split-complementary
#B25237 #37B28F #3759B2
monochromatic
#54271A #833C29 #B25237 #CC735A #DB9B89
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.05
#B25237 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.15
#B25237 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B25237
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B25237 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B25237 | 1.00 | 5.05 | 4.15 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6234
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837735
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C33F4C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b25237; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 82, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.132 36.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf856f',
500: '#b25237',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b25237; $custom-light: #cf856f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b25237",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 82,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.171,
"s": 52.79,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55439,
"c": 0.13195,
"h": 36.6
},
"luminance": 0.15775
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B25237
secondary
#80B6C5
accent
#BCDC4C
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEC
border
#D4CAC7
text
#150B07
muted
#837C7A