#B4492F#B4492F

#B4492F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.145 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B4492F
RGB	rgb(180, 73, 47)
HSL	hsl(12, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 73.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.19, 41.95, 36.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.19, 55.92, 41.40°)
OKLab	oklab(54.34% 0.1191 0.0831)
OKLCH	oklch(54.34% 0.145 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.7203, 14.6766, 4.3779)
Luminance	0.1467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B4492F #2F9AB4

analogous

#B42F58 #B4492F #B48B2F

triadic

#B4492F #2FB449 #492FB4

tetradic

#B4492F #58B42F #2F9AB4 #8B2FB4

square

#B4492F #58B42F #2F9AB4 #8B2FB4

split-complementary

#B4492F #2FB48B #2F58B4

monochromatic

#532216 #833522 #B4492F #D1694F #DE9280

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#B4492F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#B4492F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B4492F

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B4492F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B4492F	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665C2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81742C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C63143

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b4492f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 73, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.145 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27f69',
    500: '#b4492f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b4492f;
$custom-light: #d27f69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b4492f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.729,
    "s": 58.59,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54338,
    "c": 0.14524,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B4492F

secondary

#78B7C7

accent

#C3E246

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBEFEB

border

#D4CAC6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B4492F

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

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