#B25255#B25255

#B25255 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.125 H 20.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B25255
RGB	rgb(178, 82, 85)
HSL	hsl(358, 38%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(358, 54%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.9%, 52.2%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.18, 39.33, 17.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.18, 42.93, 23.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.98% 0.1177 0.043)
OKLCH	oklch(55.98% 0.125 20.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.0188, 16.1581, 10.4992)
Luminance	0.1615 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B25255 #52B2AF

analogous

#B25285 #B25255 #B27F52

triadic

#B25255 #55B252 #5255B2

tetradic

#B25255 #85B252 #52B2AF #7F52B2

square

#B25255 #85B252 #52B2AF #7F52B2

split-complementary

#B25255 #52B27F #5285B2

monochromatic

#5F2A2C #8A3D40 #B25255 #C57C7F #D8A7A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#B25255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#B25255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B25255

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B25255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B25255	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686455

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807753

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C14454

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b25255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 82, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.125 20.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8584',
    500: '#b25255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b25255;
$custom-light: #cd8584;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b25255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.125,
    "s": 38.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55979,
    "c": 0.12536,
    "h": 20.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B25255

secondary

#9BC5C4

accent

#CECB59

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FAEFEF

border

#D3CACA

text

#140B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B25255

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

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