#B45138#B45138

#B45138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.135 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B45138
RGB	rgb(180, 81, 56)
HSL	hsl(12, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(12, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55%, 68.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.81, 38.47, 33.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.81, 51.23, 41.32°)
OKLab	oklab(55.6% 0.1101 0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(55.6% 0.135 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.4808, 15.8765, 5.6213)
Luminance	0.1587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B45138 #389BB4

analogous

#B4385D #B45138 #B48F38

triadic

#B45138 #38B451 #5138B4

tetradic

#B45138 #5DB438 #389BB4 #8F38B4

square

#B45138 #5DB438 #389BB4 #8F38B4

split-complementary

#B45138 #38B48F #385DB4

monochromatic

#57271B #853C29 #B45138 #CD735D #DB9B8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#B45138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#B45138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B45138

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B45138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B45138	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6235

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847736

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C53D4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b45138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 81, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.135 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1856f',
    500: '#b45138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b45138;
$custom-light: #d1856f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b45138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.097,
    "s": 52.542,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55604,
    "c": 0.1349,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15874
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B45138

secondary

#82B8C5

accent

#BFDC4C

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBEFEC

border

#D4CAC7

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B45138

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

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