#B35942#B35942

#B35942 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.123 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B35942
RGB	rgb(179, 89, 66)
HSL	hsl(12, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(12, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 63.1%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.42, 34.59, 30.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.42, 45.81, 40.97°)
OKLab	oklab(56.84% 0.1 0.0711)
OKLCH	oklch(56.84% 0.123 35.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.1481, 17.1245, 7.2395)
Luminance	0.1712 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B35942 #429CB3

analogous

#B34264 #B35942 #B39142

triadic

#B35942 #42B359 #5942B3

tetradic

#B35942 #64B342 #429CB3 #9142B3

square

#B35942 #64B342 #429CB3 #9142B3

split-complementary

#B35942 #42B391 #4264B3

monochromatic

#5A2D21 #864332 #B35942 #C87D6A #D9A497

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#B35942 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#B35942 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B35942

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B35942	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B35942	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706740

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867A40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C34854

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b35942;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 89, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.123 35.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf8a77',
    500: '#b35942',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b35942;
$custom-light: #cf8a77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b35942",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.212,
    "s": 46.122,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56838,
    "c": 0.12267,
    "h": 35.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B35942

secondary

#8CB9C4

accent

#BBD652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0ED

border

#D3CBC8

text

#150C08

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B35942

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

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