#B5462D#B5462D

#B5462D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.150 H 34.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B5462D
RGB	rgb(181, 70, 45)
HSL	hsl(11, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(11, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 75.1%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.80, 43.64, 37.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.80, 57.67, 40.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.07% 0.1239 0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(54.07% 0.15 34.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.7222, 14.3965, 4.1171)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B5462D #2D9CB5

analogous

#B52D58 #B5462D #B58A2D

triadic

#B5462D #2DB546 #462DB5

tetradic

#B5462D #58B52D #2D9CB5 #8A2DB5

square

#B5462D #58B52D #2D9CB5 #8A2DB5

split-complementary

#B5462D #2DB58A #2D58B5

monochromatic

#532015 #843321 #B5462D #D3654D #DF8F7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#B5462D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#B5462D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B5462D

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B5462D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B5462D	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655B2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807329

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C72B41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b5462d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 70, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.150 34.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37e67',
    500: '#b5462d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b5462d;
$custom-light: #d37e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b5462d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.029,
    "s": 60.177,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54068,
    "c": 0.14974,
    "h": 34.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B5462D

secondary

#76B8C7

accent

#C6E344

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B5462D

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

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