#B8422C#B8422C

#B8422C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.157 H 32.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B8422C
RGB	rgb(184, 66, 44)
HSL	hsl(9, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(9, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.1%, 76.1%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.62, 46.50, 38.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.62, 60.18, 39.40°)
OKLab	oklab(54.03% 0.1322 0.0848)
OKLCH	oklch(54.03% 0.157 32.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.1724, 14.2718, 3.9696)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B8422C #2CA2B8

analogous

#B82C5C #B8422C #B8882C

triadic

#B8422C #2CB842 #422CB8

tetradic

#B8422C #5CB82C #2CA2B8 #882CB8

square

#B8422C #5CB82C #2CA2B8 #882CB8

split-complementary

#B8422C #2CB888 #2C5CB8

monochromatic

#551F14 #873020 #B8422C #D4624D #E08E7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#B8422C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#B8422C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B8422C

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B8422C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B8422C	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635929

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807328

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA233E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b8422c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 66, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.157 32.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57c66',
    500: '#b8422c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b8422c;
$custom-light: #d57c66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b8422c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.429,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5403,
    "c": 0.15708,
    "h": 32.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B8422C

secondary

#77BCC9

accent

#CBE543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B8422C

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

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