#B36249#B36249

#B36249 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.111 H 37.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B36249
RGB	rgb(179, 98, 73)
HSL	hsl(14, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(14, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.3%, 59.2%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.46, 30.30, 28.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.46, 41.64, 43.32°)
OKLab	oklab(58.43% 0.0879 0.0685)
OKLCH	oklch(58.43% 0.111 37.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.1625, 18.8026, 8.6588)
Luminance	0.1880 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B36249 #499AB3

analogous

#B34965 #B36249 #B39749

triadic

#B36249 #49B362 #6249B3

tetradic

#B36249 #65B349 #499AB3 #9749B3

square

#B36249 #65B349 #499AB3 #9749B3

split-complementary

#B36249 #49B397 #4965B3

monochromatic

#5C3226 #884A37 #B36249 #C68773 #D8AC9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.41

#B36249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.76

#B36249 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B36249

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B36249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B36249	1.00	4.41	4.76	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#776D47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7F48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3545C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b36249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 98, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.111 37.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce907c',
    500: '#b36249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b36249;
$custom-light: #ce907c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b36249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.151,
    "s": 42.063,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5843,
    "c": 0.11147,
    "h": 37.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.188
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B36249

secondary

#93B9C4

accent

#B5D256

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0EE

border

#D3CBC9

text

#140C09

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B36249

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

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