#B8482C#B8482C

#B8482C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.151 H 35.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B8482C
RGB	rgb(184, 72, 44)
HSL	hsl(12, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.9%, 76.1%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.65, 43.77, 39.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.65, 58.82, 41.92°)
OKLab	oklab(54.81% 0.1238 0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(54.81% 0.151 35.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.5415, 15.0100, 4.0926)
Luminance	0.1501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B8482C #2C9CB8

analogous

#B82C56 #B8482C #B88E2C

triadic

#B8482C #2CB848 #482CB8

tetradic

#B8482C #56B82C #2C9CB8 #8E2CB8

square

#B8482C #56B82C #2C9CB8 #8E2CB8

split-complementary

#B8482C #2CB88E #2C56B8

monochromatic

#552114 #873520 #B8482C #D4684D #E0927E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#B8482C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#B8482C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B8482C

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B8482C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B8482C	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)

#675D28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837528

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA2D42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b8482c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 72, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.151 35.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57f67',
    500: '#b8482c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b8482c;
$custom-light: #d57f67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b8482c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54805,
    "c": 0.15137,
    "h": 35.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B8482C

secondary

#77B8C9

accent

#C4E543

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B8482C

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

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