#B43822#B43822

#B43822 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.164 H 32.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B43822
RGB	rgb(180, 56, 34)
HSL	hsl(9, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(9, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.9%, 81.1%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.23, 48.99, 40.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.23, 63.79, 39.82°)
OKLab	oklab(52.07% 0.1385 0.0879)
OKLCH	oklch(52.07% 0.164 32.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.5277, 12.6502, 2.8739)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B43822 #229EB4

analogous

#B42255 #B43822 #B48122

triadic

#B43822 #22B438 #3822B4

tetradic

#B43822 #55B422 #229EB4 #8122B4

square

#B43822 #55B422 #229EB4 #8122B4

split-complementary

#B43822 #22B481 #2255B4

monochromatic

#4D180F #812818 #B43822 #DA523A #E37F6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#B43822 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#B43822 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B43822

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B43822	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B43822	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C521E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60B34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b43822;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 56, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.164 32.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3765f',
    500: '#b43822',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b43822;
$custom-light: #d3765f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b43822",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.041,
    "s": 68.224,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5207,
    "c": 0.16403,
    "h": 32.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12647
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B43822

secondary

#68BBCA

accent

#D1EB3D

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160905

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B43822

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

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