#B35857#B35857
#B35857 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.119 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B35857 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 88, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 38%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 51%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.8%, 51.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.58, 36.80, 17.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.58, 40.94, 25.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.08% 0.11 0.0448) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.08% 0.119 22.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8021, 17.2539, 11.0918) |
| Luminance | 0.1725 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.96
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.18
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.65
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.14
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.37
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B35857 #57B2B3
analogous
#B35784 #B35857 #B38657
triadic
#B35857 #57B358 #5857B3
tetradic
#B35857 #84B357 #57B2B3 #8657B3
square
#B35857 #84B357 #57B2B3 #8657B3
split-complementary
#B35857 #57B386 #5784B3
monochromatic
#632D2D #8D4140 #B35857 #C68281 #D9ACAB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.72
#B35857 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.45
#B35857 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B35857
4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B35857 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B35857 | 1.00 | 4.72 | 4.45 | 4.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6856
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837B55
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C24B58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b35857; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 88, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.119 22.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce8986',
500: '#b35857',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b35857; $custom-light: #ce8986; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b35857",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 88,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.652,
"s": 37.705,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57081,
"c": 0.1188,
"h": 22.2
},
"luminance": 0.17251
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B35857
secondary
#9FC7C7
accent
#CCCE5A
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FAF0EF
border
#D3CBCA
text
#140C0B
muted
#837D7C