#B8462B#B8462B

#B8462B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.153 H 34.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B8462B
RGB	rgb(184, 70, 43)
HSL	hsl(11, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62%, 76.6%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.29, 44.66, 39.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.29, 59.58, 41.46°)
OKLab	oklab(54.53% 0.1263 0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(54.53% 0.154 34.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.3958, 14.7482, 3.9524)
Luminance	0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B8462B #2B9DB8

analogous

#B82B57 #B8462B #B88C2B

triadic

#B8462B #2BB846 #462BB8

tetradic

#B8462B #57B82B #2B9DB8 #8C2BB8

square

#B8462B #57B82B #2B9DB8 #8C2BB8

split-complementary

#B8462B #2BB88C #2B57B8

monochromatic

#552014 #86331F #B8462B #D5664B #E1907D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#B8462B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#B8462B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B8462B

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B8462B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B8462B	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665B27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827527

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA2A40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b8462b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 70, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.153 34.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57e66',
    500: '#b8462b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b8462b;
$custom-light: #d57e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b8462b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.489,
    "s": 62.115,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54529,
    "c": 0.1535,
    "h": 34.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14745
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B8462B

secondary

#76B9C9

accent

#C6E543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B8462B

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

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