#B5472D#B5472D

#B5472D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.149 H 34.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B5472D
RGB	rgb(181, 71, 45)
HSL	hsl(11, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(11, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.8%, 75.1%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.97, 43.18, 37.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.97, 57.44, 41.26°)
OKLab	oklab(54.2% 0.1224 0.0845)
OKLCH	oklch(54.2% 0.149 34.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.7852, 14.5227, 4.1381)
Luminance	0.1452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B5472D #2D9BB5

analogous

#B52D57 #B5472D #B58B2D

triadic

#B5472D #2DB547 #472DB5

tetradic

#B5472D #57B52D #2D9BB5 #8B2DB5

square

#B5472D #57B52D #2D9BB5 #8B2DB5

split-complementary

#B5472D #2DB58B #2D57B5

monochromatic

#532115 #843421 #B5472D #D3664D #DF907E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#B5472D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#B5472D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B5472D

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B5472D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B5472D	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)

#655B2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81732A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C72D42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b5472d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 71, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.149 34.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37e67',
    500: '#b5472d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b5472d;
$custom-light: #d37e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b5472d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.471,
    "s": 60.177,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54201,
    "c": 0.14878,
    "h": 34.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B5472D

secondary

#76B8C7

accent

#C5E344

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B5472D

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →