#B4482C#B4482C

#B4482C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.147 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B4482C
RGB	rgb(180, 72, 44)
HSL	hsl(12, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(12, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60%, 75.6%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.97, 42.29, 38.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.97, 57.11, 42.22°)
OKLab	oklab(54.17% 0.1196 0.0854)
OKLCH	oklch(54.17% 0.147 35.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.5966, 14.5228, 4.0483)
Luminance	0.1452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B4482C #2C98B4

analogous

#B42C54 #B4482C #B48C2C

triadic

#B4482C #2CB448 #482CB4

tetradic

#B4482C #54B42C #2C98B4 #8C2CB4

square

#B4482C #54B42C #2C98B4 #8C2CB4

split-complementary

#B4482C #2CB48C #2C54B4

monochromatic

#522114 #833420 #B4482C #D3664A #DF907C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#B4482C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#B4482C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B4482C

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B4482C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B4482C	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665B28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807329

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C62F42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b4482c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 72, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.147 35.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27f67',
    500: '#b4482c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b4482c;
$custom-light: #d27f67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b4482c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.353,
    "s": 60.714,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54166,
    "c": 0.14697,
    "h": 35.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B4482C

secondary

#75B6C7

accent

#C3E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B4482C

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

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