#B56B58#B56B58
#B56B58 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.099 H 35.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B56B58 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 107, 88) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 39%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 51%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.9%, 51.4%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.00, 27.48, 23.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.00, 36.02, 40.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.52% 0.0813 0.0574) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.52% 0.099 35.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0768, 21.0461, 11.9196) |
| Luminance | 0.2104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.46
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 2.67
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.59
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.64
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.75
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B56B58 #58A2B5
analogous
#B55873 #B56B58 #B59958
triadic
#B56B58 #58B56B #6B58B5
tetradic
#B56B58 #73B558 #58A2B5 #9958B5
square
#B56B58 #73B558 #58A2B5 #9958B5
split-complementary
#B56B58 #58B599 #5873B5
monochromatic
#66392D #905040 #B56B58 #C89182 #DBB6AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#B56B58 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.21
#B56B58 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B56B58
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B56B58 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B56B58 | 1.00 | 4.03 | 5.21 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7556
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8557
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C45F66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b56b58; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 107, 88); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.099 35.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf9687',
500: '#b56b58',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b56b58; $custom-light: #cf9687; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b56b58",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 107,
"b": 88
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.258,
"s": 38.589,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6052,
"c": 0.09949,
"h": 35.2
},
"luminance": 0.21044
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B56B58
secondary
#A0C0C9
accent
#B7CF59
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FAF2EF
border
#D3CCCA
text
#140D0B
muted
#837E7C