#B45236#B45236

#B45236 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.135 H 36.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B45236
RGB	rgb(180, 82, 54)
HSL	hsl(13, 54%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(13, 70%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.4%, 70%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.98, 37.86, 35.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.98, 51.65, 42.87°)
OKLab	oklab(55.73% 0.1078 0.0805)
OKLCH	oklch(55.73% 0.135 36.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.5077, 16.0071, 5.3937)
Luminance	0.1600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B45236 #3698B4

analogous

#B43659 #B45236 #B49136

triadic

#B45236 #36B452 #5236B4

tetradic

#B45236 #59B436 #3698B4 #9136B4

square

#B45236 #59B436 #3698B4 #9136B4

split-complementary

#B45236 #36B491 #3659B4

monochromatic

#56271A #853D28 #B45236 #CD735A #DC9B89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#B45236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#B45236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B45236

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B45236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B45236	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)

#6C6233

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847834

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C53E4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b45236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 82, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.135 36.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1856e',
    500: '#b45236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b45236;
$custom-light: #d1856e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b45236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.333,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55726,
    "c": 0.13455,
    "h": 36.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B45236

secondary

#80B6C6

accent

#BDDD4B

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBEFEC

border

#D4CAC7

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B45236

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

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