#B8402A#B8402A

#B8402A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.159 H 32.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B8402A
RGB	rgb(184, 64, 42)
HSL	hsl(9, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(9, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 77.2%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.27, 47.30, 38.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.27, 61.25, 39.45°)
OKLab	oklab(53.76% 0.1343 0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(53.76% 0.159 32.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.0209, 14.0275, 3.7381)
Luminance	0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B8402A #2AA2B8

analogous

#B82A5B #B8402A #B8872A

triadic

#B8402A #2AB840 #402AB8

tetradic

#B8402A #5BB82A #2AA2B8 #872AB8

square

#B8402A #5BB82A #2AA2B8 #872AB8

split-complementary

#B8402A #2AB887 #2A5BB8

monochromatic

#541D13 #862F1F #B8402A #D65F4A #E18B7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#B8402A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#B8402A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B8402A

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B8402A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B8402A	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625827

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807226

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA1F3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b8402a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 64, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.159 32.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57b65',
    500: '#b8402a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b8402a;
$custom-light: #d57b65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b8402a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.296,
    "s": 62.832,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53761,
    "c": 0.15939,
    "h": 32.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B8402A

secondary

#75BCC9

accent

#CCE642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B8402A

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

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