#B5462C#B5462C

#B5462C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.150 H 34.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B5462C
RGB	rgb(181, 70, 44)
HSL	hsl(11, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(11, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 75.7%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.79, 43.60, 38.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.79, 57.98, 41.24°)
OKLab	oklab(54.06% 0.1236 0.085)
OKLCH	oklch(54.06% 0.15 34.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.7031, 14.3889, 4.0169)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B5462C #2C9BB5

analogous

#B52C57 #B5462C #B58B2C

triadic

#B5462C #2CB546 #462CB5

tetradic

#B5462C #57B52C #2C9BB5 #8B2CB5

square

#B5462C #57B52C #2C9BB5 #8B2CB5

split-complementary

#B5462C #2CB58B #2C57B5

monochromatic

#532014 #843320 #B5462C #D3654B #DF8F7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#B5462C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#B5462C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B5462C

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B5462C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B5462C	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655B29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807328

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C72B41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b5462c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 70, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.150 34.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37e66',
    500: '#b5462c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b5462c;
$custom-light: #d37e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b5462c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.387,
    "s": 60.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54056,
    "c": 0.14998,
    "h": 34.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B5462C

secondary

#75B8C8

accent

#C6E444

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B5462C

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

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