#B42618#B42618

#B42618 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.180 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42618
RGB	rgb(180, 38, 24)
HSL	hsl(5, 76%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(5, 87%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 86.7%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.85, 55.10, 43.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.85, 70.31, 38.41°)
OKLab	oklab(50.26% 0.1557 0.0903)
OKLCH	oklch(50.26% 0.18 30.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.6828, 11.1587, 1.9815)
Luminance	0.1115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42618 #18A6B4

analogous

#B41858 #B42618 #B47418

triadic

#B42618 #18B426 #2618B4

tetradic

#B42618 #58B418 #18A6B4 #7418B4

square

#B42618 #58B418 #18A6B4 #7418B4

split-complementary

#B42618 #18B474 #1858B4

monochromatic

#480F0A #7E1B11 #B42618 #E23827 #E96A5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#B42618 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#B42618 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42618

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42618	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42618	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544A14

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#76690E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C70025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42618;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 38, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.180 30.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d56e58',
    500: '#b42618',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42618;
$custom-light: #d56e58;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42618",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.385,
    "s": 76.471,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50263,
    "c": 0.18,
    "h": 30.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42618

secondary

#5BC3CD

accent

#E2F335

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160803

muted

#847B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42618

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

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