#B45235#B45235

#B45235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.135 H 37.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B45235
RGB	rgb(180, 82, 53)
HSL	hsl(14, 55%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(14, 71%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.4%, 70.6%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.97, 37.80, 35.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.97, 51.98, 43.34°)
OKLab	oklab(55.71% 0.1074 0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(55.71% 0.135 37.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.4844, 15.9978, 5.2713)
Luminance	0.1600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B45235 #3597B4

analogous

#B43557 #B45235 #B49135

triadic

#B45235 #35B452 #5235B4

tetradic

#B45235 #57B435 #3597B4 #9135B4

square

#B45235 #57B435 #3597B4 #9135B4

split-complementary

#B45235 #35B491 #3557B4

monochromatic

#552719 #853C27 #B45235 #CE7358 #DC9B88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#B45235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#B45235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B45235

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B45235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B45235	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6232

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847833

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C53E4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b45235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 82, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.135 37.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1856d',
    500: '#b45235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b45235;
$custom-light: #d1856d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b45235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.701,
    "s": 54.506,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55713,
    "c": 0.13485,
    "h": 37.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B45235

secondary

#7FB6C6

accent

#BCDE4A

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBEFEB

border

#D4CAC6

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B45235

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

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