#B5482F#B5482F

#B5482F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.147 H 34.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B5482F
RGB	rgb(181, 72, 47)
HSL	hsl(11, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.2%, 74%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.17, 42.79, 37.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.17, 56.58, 40.86°)
OKLab	oklab(54.36% 0.1216 0.0831)
OKLCH	oklch(54.36% 0.147 34.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.8888, 14.6667, 4.3671)
Luminance	0.1466 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B5482F #2F9CB5

analogous

#B52F59 #B5482F #B58B2F

triadic

#B5482F #2FB548 #482FB5

tetradic

#B5482F #59B52F #2F9CB5 #8B2FB5

square

#B5482F #59B52F #2F9CB5 #8B2FB5

split-complementary

#B5482F #2FB58B #2F59B5

monochromatic

#542116 #843522 #B5482F #D16850 #DE9280

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#B5482F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#B5482F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B5482F

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B5482F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B5482F	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)

#665C2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81742C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C72F43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b5482f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 72, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.147 34.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27f69',
    500: '#b5482f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b5482f;
$custom-light: #d27f69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b5482f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.194,
    "s": 58.772,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5436,
    "c": 0.14732,
    "h": 34.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B5482F

secondary

#79B8C7

accent

#C5E246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B5482F

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

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