#B8452C#B8452C

#B8452C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.154 H 33.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B8452C
RGB	rgb(184, 69, 44)
HSL	hsl(11, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.5%, 76.1%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.13, 45.15, 38.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.13, 59.49, 40.63°)
OKLab	oklab(54.41% 0.1281 0.086)
OKLCH	oklch(54.41% 0.154 33.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.3523, 14.6316, 4.0296)
Luminance	0.1463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B8452C #2C9FB8

analogous

#B82C59 #B8452C #B88B2C

triadic

#B8452C #2CB845 #452CB8

tetradic

#B8452C #59B82C #2C9FB8 #8B2CB8

square

#B8452C #59B82C #2C9FB8 #8B2CB8

split-complementary

#B8452C #2CB88B #2C59B8

monochromatic

#552014 #873220 #B8452C #D4654D #E0907E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#B8452C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#B8452C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B8452C

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B8452C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B8452C	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655B29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827428

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA2840

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b8452c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 69, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.154 33.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57d67',
    500: '#b8452c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b8452c;
$custom-light: #d57d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b8452c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.714,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5441,
    "c": 0.15422,
    "h": 33.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14628
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B8452C

secondary

#77BAC9

accent

#C8E543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B8452C

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

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