#B25239#B25239

#B25239 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.131 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B25239
RGB	rgb(178, 82, 57)
HSL	hsl(12, 51%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(12, 68%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.9%, 68%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.71, 37.25, 33.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.71, 49.81, 41.59°)
OKLab	oklab(55.47% 0.1067 0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(55.47% 0.131 35.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.1180, 15.7977, 5.7546)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B25239 #3999B2

analogous

#B2395C #B25239 #B28E39

triadic

#B25239 #39B252 #5239B2

tetradic

#B25239 #5CB239 #3999B2 #8E39B2

square

#B25239 #5CB239 #3999B2 #8E39B2

split-complementary

#B25239 #39B28E #395CB2

monochromatic

#55271B #843D2A #B25239 #CB745D #DA9C8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#B25239 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#B25239 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B25239

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B25239	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B25239	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6236

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837737

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C33F4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b25239;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 82, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.131 35.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf8570',
    500: '#b25239',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b25239;
$custom-light: #cf8570;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b25239",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.397,
    "s": 51.489,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55467,
    "c": 0.13132,
    "h": 35.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B25239

secondary

#82B7C4

accent

#BEDB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBEFEC

border

#D4CAC7

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B25239

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

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