#B8482E#B8482E

#B8482E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.151 H 34.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B8482E
RGB	rgb(184, 72, 46)
HSL	hsl(11, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.9%, 75%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.67, 43.85, 38.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.67, 58.19, 41.09°)
OKLab	oklab(54.83% 0.1244 0.0854)
OKLCH	oklch(54.83% 0.151 34.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.5800, 15.0254, 4.2954)
Luminance	0.1502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B8482E #2E9EB8

analogous

#B82E59 #B8482E #B88D2E

triadic

#B8482E #2EB848 #482EB8

tetradic

#B8482E #59B82E #2E9EB8 #8D2EB8

square

#B8482E #59B82E #2E9EB8 #8D2EB8

split-complementary

#B8482E #2EB88D #2E59B8

monochromatic

#562216 #873522 #B8482E #D36950 #DF9381

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#B8482E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#B8482E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B8482E

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B8482E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B8482E	1.00	5.24	4.00	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675D2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83752A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA2D43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b8482e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 72, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.151 34.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57f68',
    500: '#b8482e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b8482e;
$custom-light: #d57f68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b8482e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.304,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54827,
    "c": 0.15088,
    "h": 34.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B8482E

secondary

#79BAC8

accent

#C5E345

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B8482E

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

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