#B45251#B45251

#B45251 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.128 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B45251
RGB	rgb(180, 82, 81)
HSL	hsl(1, 40%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(1, 55%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.4%, 55%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.41, 39.72, 19.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.41, 44.47, 26.70°)
OKLab	oklab(56.19% 0.1183 0.0493)
OKLCH	oklch(56.19% 0.128 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.3267, 16.3347, 9.7075)
Luminance	0.1633 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B45251 #51B3B4

analogous

#B45181 #B45251 #B48351

triadic

#B45251 #51B452 #5251B4

tetradic

#B45251 #81B451 #51B3B4 #8351B4

square

#B45251 #81B451 #51B3B4 #8351B4

split-complementary

#B45251 #51B483 #5181B4

monochromatic

#612A2A #8C3D3C #B45251 #C67D7C #D9A7A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#B45251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#B45251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B45251

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B45251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B45251	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696450

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82784F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C44253

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b45251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 82, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.128 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf8681',
    500: '#b45251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b45251;
$custom-light: #cf8681;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b45251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.606,
    "s": 39.759,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56188,
    "c": 0.12814,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B45251

secondary

#9BC6C6

accent

#CED058

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFEE

border

#D3CAC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B45251

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

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