#B5472C#B5472C

#B5472C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.149 H 35.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B5472C
RGB	rgb(181, 71, 44)
HSL	hsl(12, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(12, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.8%, 75.7%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.96, 43.13, 38.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.96, 57.76, 41.69°)
OKLab	oklab(54.19% 0.1221 0.0854)
OKLCH	oklch(54.19% 0.149 35)
XYZ	xyz(21.7662, 14.5151, 4.0379)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B5472C #2C9AB5

analogous

#B52C56 #B5472C #B58C2C

triadic

#B5472C #2CB547 #472CB5

tetradic

#B5472C #56B52C #2C9AB5 #8C2CB5

square

#B5472C #56B52C #2C9AB5 #8C2CB5

split-complementary

#B5472C #2CB58C #2C56B5

monochromatic

#532014 #843420 #B5472C #D3664B #DF907C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#B5472C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#B5472C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B5472C

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B5472C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B5472C	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665B28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817328

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C72D41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b5472c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 71, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.149 35.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37e67',
    500: '#b5472c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b5472c;
$custom-light: #d37e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b5472c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.825,
    "s": 60.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5419,
    "c": 0.14902,
    "h": 35
  },
  "luminance": 0.14512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B5472C

secondary

#75B7C8

accent

#C4E444

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B5472C

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

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