#B45255#B45255

#B45255 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.128 H 20.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B45255
RGB	rgb(180, 82, 85)
HSL	hsl(358, 40%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(358, 54%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.4%, 52.8%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.49, 40.07, 17.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.49, 43.80, 23.82°)
OKLab	oklab(56.27% 0.1199 0.0441)
OKLCH	oklch(56.27% 0.128 20.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.4812, 16.3965, 10.5208)
Luminance	0.1639 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B45255 #52B4B1

analogous

#B45286 #B45255 #B48052

triadic

#B45255 #55B452 #5255B4

tetradic

#B45255 #86B452 #52B4B1 #8052B4

square

#B45255 #86B452 #52B4B1 #8052B4

split-complementary

#B45255 #52B480 #5286B4

monochromatic

#612A2C #8C3D3F #B45255 #C77D7F #D9A7A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#B45255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#B45255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B45255

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B45255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B45255	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686454

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817853

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C44354

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b45255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 82, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.128 20.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf8684',
    500: '#b45255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b45255;
$custom-light: #cf8684;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b45255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.163,
    "s": 39.516,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56274,
    "c": 0.12774,
    "h": 20.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B45255

secondary

#9BC7C5

accent

#CFCC58

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FAEFEF

border

#D3CACA

text

#140B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B45255

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

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