#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
RGB	rgb(184, 71, 43)
HSL	hsl(12, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 76.6%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.46, 44.19, 39.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.46, 59.36, 41.88°)
OKLab	oklab(54.66% 0.1249 0.0876)
OKLCH	oklch(54.66% 0.153 35.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.4588, 14.8744, 3.9735)
Luminance	0.1487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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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
##B8472B	1.00	5.28	3.97	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #B8472B

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

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