#B5482D#B5482D

#B5482D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.148 H 35.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B5482D
RGB	rgb(181, 72, 45)
HSL	hsl(12, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(12, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.2%, 75.1%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.15, 42.71, 38.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.15, 57.22, 41.72°)
OKLab	oklab(54.34% 0.121 0.085)
OKLCH	oklch(54.34% 0.148 35.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.8494, 14.6509, 4.1595)
Luminance	0.1465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B5482D #2D9AB5

analogous

#B52D56 #B5482D #B58C2D

triadic

#B5482D #2DB548 #482DB5

tetradic

#B5482D #56B52D #2D9AB5 #8C2DB5

square

#B5482D #56B52D #2D9AB5 #8C2DB5

split-complementary

#B5482D #2DB58C #2D56B5

monochromatic

#532115 #843521 #B5482D #D3674D #DF917E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#B5482D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#B5482D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B5482D

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B5482D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B5482D	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665C2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81742A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C72F42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b5482d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 72, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.148 35.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37f67',
    500: '#b5482d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b5482d;
$custom-light: #d37f67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b5482d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.912,
    "s": 60.177,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54337,
    "c": 0.14782,
    "h": 35.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14648
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B5482D

secondary

#76B7C7

accent

#C4E344

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B5482D

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

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