#B5482B#B5482B

#B5482B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.148 H 35.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B5482B
RGB	rgb(181, 72, 43)
HSL	hsl(13, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(13, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.2%, 76.2%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.13, 42.62, 39.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.13, 57.86, 42.55°)
OKLab	oklab(54.31% 0.1203 0.0867)
OKLCH	oklch(54.31% 0.148 35.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.8118, 14.6359, 3.9615)
Luminance	0.1463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B5482B #2B98B5

analogous

#B52B53 #B5482B #B58D2B

triadic

#B5482B #2BB548 #482BB5

tetradic

#B5482B #53B52B #2B98B5 #8D2BB5

square

#B5482B #53B52B #2B98B5 #8D2BB5

split-complementary

#B5482B #2BB58D #2B53B5

monochromatic

#522114 #84341F #B5482B #D46649 #E0907B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#B5482B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#B5482B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B5482B

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B5482B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B5482B	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665C27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817427

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C72E42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b5482b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 72, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.148 35.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37f66',
    500: '#b5482b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b5482b;
$custom-light: #d37f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b5482b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.609,
    "s": 61.607,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54314,
    "c": 0.14832,
    "h": 35.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B5482B

secondary

#74B6C8

accent

#C3E543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B5482B

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

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