#B8452B#B8452B

#B8452B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.154 H 34.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B8452B
RGB	rgb(184, 69, 43)
HSL	hsl(11, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.5%, 76.6%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.12, 45.11, 39.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.12, 59.81, 41.04°)
OKLab	oklab(54.4% 0.1277 0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(54.4% 0.154 34.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.3337, 14.6242, 3.9317)
Luminance	0.1462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B8452B #2B9EB8

analogous

#B82B57 #B8452B #B88C2B

triadic

#B8452B #2BB845 #452BB8

tetradic

#B8452B #57B82B #2B9EB8 #8C2BB8

square

#B8452B #57B82B #2B9EB8 #8C2BB8

split-complementary

#B8452B #2BB88C #2B57B8

monochromatic

#552014 #86321F #B8452B #D5654B #E18F7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#B8452B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#B8452B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B8452B

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B8452B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B8452B	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655B27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827427

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA2840

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b8452b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 69, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.154 34.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57d66',
    500: '#b8452b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b8452b;
$custom-light: #d57d66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b8452b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.064,
    "s": 62.115,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54399,
    "c": 0.15445,
    "h": 34.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B8452B

secondary

#76BAC9

accent

#C7E543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B8452B

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

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