#B4493D#B4493D

#B4493D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.142 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B4493D
RGB	rgb(180, 73, 61)
HSL	hsl(6, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(6, 66%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 66.1%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.37, 42.70, 29.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.37, 51.75, 34.40°)
OKLab	oklab(54.54% 0.1242 0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(54.54% 0.142 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.0494, 14.8082, 6.1112)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B4493D #3DA8B4

analogous

#B43D6D #B4493D #B4843D

triadic

#B4493D #3DB449 #493DB4

tetradic

#B4493D #6DB43D #3DA8B4 #843DB4

square

#B4493D #6DB43D #3DA8B4 #843DB4

split-complementary

#B4493D #3DB484 #3D6DB4

monochromatic

#59241E #86362E #B4493D #CA6E64 #DA9992

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#B4493D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#B4493D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B4493D

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B4493D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B4493D	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655D3B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80743A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C53347

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b4493d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 73, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.142 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d18073',
    500: '#b4493d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b4493d;
$custom-light: #d18073;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b4493d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.05,
    "s": 49.378,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54535,
    "c": 0.14187,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B4493D

secondary

#88BFC5

accent

#CBD94F

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBEFEC

border

#D4CAC7

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B4493D

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

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