#B35138#B35138

#B35138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.134 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B35138
RGB	rgb(179, 81, 56)
HSL	hsl(12, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(12, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.7%, 68.7%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.65, 38.09, 33.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.65, 50.79, 41.42°)
OKLab	oklab(55.45% 0.109 0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(55.45% 0.134 35.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.2487, 15.7569, 5.6104)
Luminance	0.1575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B35138 #389AB3

analogous

#B3385C #B35138 #B38E38

triadic

#B35138 #38B351 #5138B3

tetradic

#B35138 #5CB338 #389AB3 #8E38B3

square

#B35138 #5CB338 #389AB3 #8E38B3

split-complementary

#B35138 #38B38E #385CB3

monochromatic

#56271B #843C29 #B35138 #CC735C #DB9B8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#B35138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#B35138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B35138

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B35138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B35138	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6135

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837736

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C43D4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b35138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 81, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.134 35.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0846f',
    500: '#b35138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b35138;
$custom-light: #d0846f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b35138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.195,
    "s": 52.34,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55452,
    "c": 0.13376,
    "h": 35.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B35138

secondary

#82B7C5

accent

#BFDC4C

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBEFEC

border

#D4CAC7

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B35138

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

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