#B55035#B55035

#B55035 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.138 H 36.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B55035
RGB	rgb(181, 80, 53)
HSL	hsl(13, 55%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(13, 71%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.8%, 70.7%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.74, 39.20, 35.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.74, 52.85, 42.13°)
OKLab	oklab(55.57% 0.1116 0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(55.57% 0.138 36)
XYZ	xyz(22.5695, 15.8210, 5.2327)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B55035 #359AB5

analogous

#B5355A #B55035 #B59035

triadic

#B55035 #35B550 #5035B5

tetradic

#B55035 #5AB535 #359AB5 #9035B5

square

#B55035 #5AB535 #359AB5 #9035B5

split-complementary

#B55035 #35B590 #355AB5

monochromatic

#562619 #863B27 #B55035 #CE7259 #DC9A88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#B55035 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#B55035 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B55035

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B55035	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B55035	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6132

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847732

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C63B4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b55035;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 80, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.138 36.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2846d',
    500: '#b55035',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b55035;
$custom-light: #d2846d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b55035",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.656,
    "s": 54.701,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55567,
    "c": 0.13791,
    "h": 36
  },
  "luminance": 0.15818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B55035

secondary

#80B7C6

accent

#BFDE4A

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBEFEB

border

#D4CAC6

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B55035

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

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