#B55538#B55538

#B55538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.132 H 37.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B55538
RGB	rgb(181, 85, 56)
HSL	hsl(14, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(14, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53%, 69.1%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.76, 36.83, 34.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.76, 50.79, 43.52°)
OKLab	oklab(56.36% 0.1049 0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(56.36% 0.132 37.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.0205, 16.6091, 5.7342)
Luminance	0.1661 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B55538 #3898B5

analogous

#B5385A #B55538 #B59438

triadic

#B55538 #38B555 #5538B5

tetradic

#B55538 #5AB538 #3898B5 #9438B5

square

#B55538 #5AB538 #3898B5 #9438B5

split-complementary

#B55538 #38B594 #385AB5

monochromatic

#58291B #863F2A #B55538 #CD775D #DB9E8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#B55538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#B55538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B55538

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B55538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B55538	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6435

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867936

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C6424E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b55538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 85, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.132 37.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1876f',
    500: '#b55538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b55538;
$custom-light: #d1876f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b55538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.92,
    "s": 52.743,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56358,
    "c": 0.13218,
    "h": 37.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B55538

secondary

#83B6C6

accent

#BBDC4C

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBF0EC

border

#D4CBC7

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B55538

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

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