#B8482D#B8482D

#B8482D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.151 H 34.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B8482D
RGB	rgb(184, 72, 45)
HSL	hsl(12, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.9%, 75.5%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.66, 43.81, 38.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.66, 58.50, 41.51°)
OKLab	oklab(54.82% 0.1241 0.0863)
OKLCH	oklch(54.82% 0.151 34.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.5606, 15.0177, 4.1928)
Luminance	0.1502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B8482D #2D9DB8

analogous

#B82D57 #B8482D #B88E2D

triadic

#B8482D #2DB848 #482DB8

tetradic

#B8482D #57B82D #2D9DB8 #8E2DB8

square

#B8482D #57B82D #2D9DB8 #8E2DB8

split-complementary

#B8482D #2DB88E #2D57B8

monochromatic

#562215 #873521 #B8482D #D4684E #E09280

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#B8482D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#B8482D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B8482D

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B8482D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B8482D	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)

#675D29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837529

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA2D42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b8482d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 72, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.151 34.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57f67',
    500: '#b8482d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b8482d;
$custom-light: #d57f67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b8482d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.655,
    "s": 60.699,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54816,
    "c": 0.15112,
    "h": 34.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B8482D

secondary

#78B9C9

accent

#C5E444

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B8482D

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

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