#B53848#B53848

#B53848 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.160 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B53848
RGB	rgb(181, 56, 72)
HSL	hsl(352, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(352, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 60.2%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.95, 51.23, 19.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.95, 54.84, 20.90°)
OKLab	oklab(52.81% 0.1531 0.0478)
OKLCH	oklch(52.81% 0.16 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.6420, 13.1230, 7.5230)
Luminance	0.1312 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B53848 #38B5A5

analogous

#B53887 #B53848 #B56738

triadic

#B53848 #48B538 #3848B5

tetradic

#B53848 #87B538 #38B5A5 #6738B5

square

#B53848 #87B538 #38B5A5 #6738B5

split-complementary

#B53848 #38B567 #3887B5

monochromatic

#581B23 #862A35 #B53848 #CD5D6C #DB8C96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#B53848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#B53848 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B53848

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B53848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B53848	1.00	5.79	3.62	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585548

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786F45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C61A3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b53848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 56, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.160 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2777a',
    500: '#b53848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b53848;
$custom-light: #d2777a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b53848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.32,
    "s": 52.743,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52811,
    "c": 0.16036,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B53848

secondary

#83C6BD

accent

#DCCA4C

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEEED

border

#D4C9C8

text

#150909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B53848

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

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