#B3553D#B3553D
#B3553D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.128 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3553D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 85, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 49%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 66%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.5%, 65.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.52, 36.34, 31.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.52, 48.29, 41.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.13% 0.1045 0.0744) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.13% 0.128 35.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6832, 16.4204, 6.3889) |
| Luminance | 0.1642 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.36
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.39
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.23
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.49
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 7.74
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 7.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3553D #3D9BB3
analogous
#B33D60 #B3553D #B3903D
triadic
#B3553D #3DB355 #553DB3
tetradic
#B3553D #60B33D #3D9BB3 #903DB3
square
#B3553D #60B33D #3D9BB3 #903DB3
split-complementary
#B3553D #3DB390 #3D60B3
monochromatic
#582A1E #853F2D #B3553D #CA7863 #D9A091
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.90
#B3553D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.28
#B3553D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B3553D
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3553D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3553D | 1.00 | 4.90 | 4.28 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E643A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85793B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4434F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3553d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 85, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.128 35.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf8773',
500: '#b3553d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3553d; $custom-light: #cf8773; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3553d",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 85,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.203,
"s": 49.167,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56133,
"c": 0.12826,
"h": 35.4
},
"luminance": 0.16418
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3553D
secondary
#87B8C5
accent
#BDD94F
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150B08
muted
#837C7B