#B6462B#B6462B

#B6462B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.151 H 34.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B6462B
RGB	rgb(182, 70, 43)
HSL	hsl(12, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(12, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 76.4%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.95, 43.93, 38.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.95, 58.73, 41.59°)
OKLab	oklab(54.21% 0.1243 0.0864)
OKLCH	oklch(54.21% 0.151 34.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.9199, 14.5029, 3.9301)
Luminance	0.1450 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B6462B #2B9BB6

analogous

#B62B55 #B6462B #B68C2B

triadic

#B6462B #2BB646 #462BB6

tetradic

#B6462B #55B62B #2B9BB6 #8C2BB6

square

#B6462B #55B62B #2B9BB6 #8C2BB6

split-complementary

#B6462B #2BB68C #2B55B6

monochromatic

#532014 #84331F #B6462B #D4654A #E08F7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#B6462B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#B6462B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B6462B

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B6462B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B6462B	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655B27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817427

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C82B40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b6462b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 70, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.151 34.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47e66',
    500: '#b6462b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b6462b;
$custom-light: #d47e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b6462b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 182,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.655,
    "s": 61.778,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54206,
    "c": 0.15132,
    "h": 34.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B6462B

secondary

#75B8C8

accent

#C5E543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B6462B

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

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