#B8472B#B8472B

#B8472B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.153 H 35.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#B8472B
RGBrgb(184, 71, 43)
HSLhsl(12, 62%, 45%)
HSVhsv(12, 77%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61.4%, 76.6%, 27.8%)
CIE-LABlab(45.46, 44.19, 39.63)
CIE-LCHlch(45.46, 59.36, 41.88°)
OKLaboklab(54.66% 0.1249 0.0876)
OKLCHoklch(54.66% 0.153 35.1)
XYZxyz(22.4588, 14.8744, 3.9735)
Luminance0.1487 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#B8472B #2B9CB8
analogous
#B82B55 #B8472B #B88E2B
triadic
#B8472B #2BB847 #472BB8
tetradic
#B8472B #55B82B #2B9CB8 #8E2BB8
square
#B8472B #55B82B #2B9CB8 #8E2BB8
split-complementary
#B8472B #2BB88E #2B55B8
monochromatic
#552114 #86341F #B8472B #D5674B #E1917D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28
#B8472B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97
#B8472B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B8472B
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##B8472B#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##B8472B1.005.283.975.28
#FFFFFF5.281.0021.001.00
#0000003.9721.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.281.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#675C27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827527
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA2B41
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #b8472b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 71, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.153 35.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57f66',
    500: '#b8472b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #b8472b;
$custom-light: #d57f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#b8472b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.915,
    "s": 62.115,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54661,
    "c": 0.15256,
    "h": 35.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#B8472B
secondary
#76B8C9
accent
#C5E543
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160A06
muted
#847C7A

Preview Lab

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#B8472B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva