#B35E42#B35E42

#B35E42 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.118 H 38.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#B35E42
RGBrgb(179, 94, 66)
HSLhsl(15, 46%, 48%)
HSVhsv(15, 63%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47.5%, 63.1%, 29.8%)
CIE-LABlab(49.48, 31.94, 31.34)
CIE-LCHlch(49.48, 44.74, 44.46°)
OKLaboklab(57.65% 0.0918 0.074)
OKLCHoklch(57.65% 0.118 38.8)
XYZxyz(23.5784, 17.9851, 7.3830)
Luminance0.1798 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#B35E42 #4297B3
analogous
#B3425F #B35E42 #B39642
triadic
#B35E42 #42B35E #5E42B3
tetradic
#B35E42 #5FB342 #4297B3 #9642B3
square
#B35E42 #5FB342 #4297B3 #9642B3
split-complementary
#B35E42 #42B396 #425FB3
monochromatic
#5A2F21 #864732 #B35E42 #C8816A #D9A797

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57
#B35E42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60
#B35E42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B35E42
4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##B35E42#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##B35E421.004.574.604.60
#FFFFFF4.571.0021.0021.00
#0000004.6021.001.001.00
##0000004.6021.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#746A3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897D41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C34E57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #b35e42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 94, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.118 38.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf8d77',
    500: '#b35e42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #b35e42;
$custom-light: #cf8d77;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#b35e42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.867,
    "s": 46.122,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57648,
    "c": 0.1179,
    "h": 38.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#B35E42
secondary
#8CB7C4
accent
#B5D652
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAF0ED
border
#D3CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B35E42

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#B35E42 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva