#B45B56#B45B56

#B45B56 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.116 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B45B56
RGB	rgb(180, 91, 86)
HSL	hsl(3, 39%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(3, 52%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.4%, 52.2%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.33, 35.52, 19.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.33, 40.55, 28.84°)
OKLab	oklab(57.67% 0.1059 0.0486)
OKLCH	oklch(57.67% 0.116 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.2449, 17.8599, 10.9728)
Luminance	0.1786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B45B56 #56AFB4

analogous

#B45680 #B45B56 #B48A56

triadic

#B45B56 #56B45B #5B56B4

tetradic

#B45B56 #80B456 #56AFB4 #8A56B4

square

#B45B56 #80B456 #56AFB4 #8A56B4

split-complementary

#B45B56 #56B48A #5680B4

monochromatic

#632F2C #8E433F #B45B56 #C78480 #DAADAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#B45B56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#B45B56 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B45B56

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B45B56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B45B56	1.00	4.59	4.57	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706A55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867C54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C34E5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b45b56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 91, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.116 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf8b85',
    500: '#b45b56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b45b56;
$custom-light: #cf8b85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b45b56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.191,
    "s": 38.525,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57672,
    "c": 0.11647,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17857
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B45B56

secondary

#9EC5C7

accent

#C8CE59

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FAF0EF

border

#D3CBCA

text

#140C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B45B56

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

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