#B2553D#B2553D

#B2553D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.127 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B2553D
RGB	rgb(178, 85, 61)
HSL	hsl(12, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(12, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 65.7%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.37, 35.95, 31.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.37, 47.85, 41.30°)
OKLab	oklab(55.99% 0.1034 0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(55.99% 0.127 35.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.4529, 16.3016, 6.3781)
Luminance	0.1630 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B2553D #3D9AB2

analogous

#B23D5F #B2553D #B2903D

triadic

#B2553D #3DB255 #553DB2

tetradic

#B2553D #5FB23D #3D9AB2 #903DB2

square

#B2553D #5FB23D #3D9AB2 #903DB2

split-complementary

#B2553D #3DB290 #3D5FB2

monochromatic

#57291E #843F2D #B2553D #C97863 #D99F90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#B2553D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#B2553D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B2553D

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B2553D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B2553D	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D643A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84783B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3434F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b2553d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 85, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.127 35.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf8773',
    500: '#b2553d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b2553d;
$custom-light: #cf8773;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b2553d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.308,
    "s": 48.954,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55986,
    "c": 0.1271,
    "h": 35.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B2553D

secondary

#87B8C4

accent

#BCD94F

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0ED

border

#D3CBC8

text

#150B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B2553D

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

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