#B35237#B35237

#B35237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.133 H 36.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B35237
RGB	rgb(179, 82, 55)
HSL	hsl(13, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(13, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.2%, 69.3%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.84, 37.52, 34.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.84, 50.89, 42.49°)
OKLab	oklab(55.59% 0.1071 0.0791)
OKLCH	oklch(55.59% 0.133 36.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.2994, 15.8969, 5.5078)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B35237 #3798B3

analogous

#B3375A #B35237 #B39037

triadic

#B35237 #37B352 #5237B3

tetradic

#B35237 #5AB337 #3798B3 #9037B3

square

#B35237 #5AB337 #3798B3 #9037B3

split-complementary

#B35237 #37B390 #375AB3

monochromatic

#55271A #843D29 #B35237 #CD735B #DB9B8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#B35237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#B35237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B35237

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B35237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B35237	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6234

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847735

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C43E4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b35237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 82, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.133 36.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0856f',
    500: '#b35237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b35237;
$custom-light: #d0856f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b35237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.065,
    "s": 52.991,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55589,
    "c": 0.13309,
    "h": 36.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B35237

secondary

#81B6C5

accent

#BDDC4B

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBEFEC

border

#D4CAC7

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B35237

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

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