#B84738#B84738

#B84738 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.150 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B84738
RGB	rgb(184, 71, 56)
HSL	hsl(7, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(7, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 69.6%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.61, 44.80, 32.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.61, 55.40, 36.03°)
OKLab	oklab(54.83% 0.1293 0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(54.83% 0.15 30.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.7365, 14.9854, 5.4358)
Luminance	0.1498 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B84738 #38A9B8

analogous

#B83869 #B84738 #B88738

triadic

#B84738 #38B847 #4738B8

tetradic

#B84738 #69B838 #38A9B8 #8738B8

square

#B84738 #69B838 #38A9B8 #8738B8

split-complementary

#B84738 #38B887 #3869B8

monochromatic

#5A231B #89352A #B84738 #CE6C5F #DD978E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#B84738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#B84738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B84738

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B84738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B84738	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655D36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817535

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA2E44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b84738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 71, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.150 30.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47f6f',
    500: '#b84738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b84738;
$custom-light: #d47f6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b84738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.031,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54825,
    "c": 0.14955,
    "h": 30.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B84738

secondary

#85BFC7

accent

#CCDD4B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B84738

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

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