#B8482B#B8482B

#B8482B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.152 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B8482B
RGB	rgb(184, 72, 43)
HSL	hsl(12, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.9%, 76.6%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.64, 43.73, 39.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.64, 59.14, 42.32°)
OKLab	oklab(54.79% 0.1235 0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(54.79% 0.152 35.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.5230, 15.0026, 3.9948)
Luminance	0.1500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B8482B #2B9BB8

analogous

#B82B55 #B8482B #B88E2B

triadic

#B8482B #2BB848 #482BB8

tetradic

#B8482B #55B82B #2B9BB8 #8E2BB8

square

#B8482B #55B82B #2B9BB8 #8E2BB8

split-complementary

#B8482B #2BB88E #2B55B8

monochromatic

#552114 #86351F #B8482B #D5684B #E1917D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#B8482B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#B8482B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B8482B

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B8482B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B8482B	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)

#675C27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837527

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA2D42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b8482b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 72, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.152 35.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57f66',
    500: '#b8482b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b8482b;
$custom-light: #d57f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b8482b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.34,
    "s": 62.115,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54794,
    "c": 0.15162,
    "h": 35.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B8482B

secondary

#76B8C9

accent

#C4E543

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B8482B

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

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