#B45238#B45238
#B45238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.134 H 35.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B45238 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 82, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 69%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.4%, 68.9%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.01, 37.97, 34.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.01, 51.00, 41.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.75% 0.1085 0.0785) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.75% 0.134 35.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5556, 16.0262, 5.6462) |
| Luminance | 0.1602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.00
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.85
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 7.15
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.37
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 7.86
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 7.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B45238 #389AB4
analogous
#B4385C #B45238 #B49038
triadic
#B45238 #38B452 #5238B4
tetradic
#B45238 #5CB438 #389AB4 #9038B4
square
#B45238 #5CB438 #389AB4 #9038B4
split-complementary
#B45238 #38B490 #385CB4
monochromatic
#57271B #853D29 #B45238 #CD745D #DB9C8B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#B45238 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#B45238 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B45238
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B45238 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B45238 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.20 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6235
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847836
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C53E4C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b45238; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 82, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.134 35.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1856f',
500: '#b45238',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b45238; $custom-light: #d1856f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b45238",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 82,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.581,
"s": 52.542,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55753,
"c": 0.13392,
"h": 35.9
},
"luminance": 0.16023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B45238
secondary
#82B7C5
accent
#BEDC4C
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEC
border
#D4CAC7
text
#150B07
muted
#837C7A