#B8462D#B8462D

#B8462D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.153 H 33.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B8462D
RGB	rgb(184, 70, 45)
HSL	hsl(11, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62%, 75.5%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.31, 44.74, 38.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.31, 58.95, 40.64°)
OKLab	oklab(54.55% 0.127 0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(54.55% 0.153 33.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.4334, 14.7633, 4.1504)
Luminance	0.1476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B8462D #2D9FB8

analogous

#B82D5A #B8462D #B88B2D

triadic

#B8462D #2DB846 #462DB8

tetradic

#B8462D #5AB82D #2D9FB8 #8B2DB8

square

#B8462D #5AB82D #2D9FB8 #8B2DB8

split-complementary

#B8462D #2DB88B #2D5AB8

monochromatic

#562115 #873321 #B8462D #D4664E #E09180

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#B8462D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#B8462D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B8462D

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B8462D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B8462D	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665B2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827529

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA2A41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b8462d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 70, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.153 33.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57e67',
    500: '#b8462d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b8462d;
$custom-light: #d57e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b8462d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.791,
    "s": 60.699,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54552,
    "c": 0.15304,
    "h": 33.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B8462D

secondary

#78BAC9

accent

#C7E444

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B8462D

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

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