#B8462C#B8462C

#B8462C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.153 H 34.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B8462C
RGB	rgb(184, 70, 44)
HSL	hsl(11, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62%, 76.1%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.30, 44.70, 38.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.30, 59.27, 41.05°)
OKLab	oklab(54.54% 0.1266 0.0864)
OKLCH	oklch(54.54% 0.153 34.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.4143, 14.7557, 4.0502)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B8462C #2C9EB8

analogous

#B82C58 #B8462C #B88C2C

triadic

#B8462C #2CB846 #462CB8

tetradic

#B8462C #58B82C #2C9EB8 #8C2CB8

square

#B8462C #58B82C #2C9EB8 #8C2CB8

split-complementary

#B8462C #2CB88C #2C58B8

monochromatic

#552014 #873320 #B8462C #D4664D #E0907E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#B8462C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#B8462C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B8462C

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B8462C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B8462C	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)

#665B28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827528

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA2A41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b8462c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 70, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.153 34.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57e67',
    500: '#b8462c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b8462c;
$custom-light: #d57e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b8462c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.143,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5454,
    "c": 0.15327,
    "h": 34.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B8462C

secondary

#77BAC9

accent

#C7E543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B8462C

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

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