#B8492C#B8492C

#B8492C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.150 H 35.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B8492C
RGB	rgb(184, 73, 44)
HSL	hsl(12, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 76.1%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.83, 43.30, 39.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.83, 58.60, 42.36°)
OKLab	oklab(54.94% 0.1223 0.0876)
OKLCH	oklch(54.94% 0.15 35.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.6067, 15.1404, 4.1144)
Luminance	0.1514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B8492C #2C9BB8

analogous

#B82C55 #B8492C #B88F2C

triadic

#B8492C #2CB849 #492CB8

tetradic

#B8492C #55B82C #2C9BB8 #8F2CB8

square

#B8492C #55B82C #2C9BB8 #8F2CB8

split-complementary

#B8492C #2CB88F #2C55B8

monochromatic

#552214 #873520 #B8492C #D4694D #E0937E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#B8492C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#B8492C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B8492C

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B8492C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B8492C	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685D28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837628

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA2F43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b8492c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 73, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.150 35.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58067',
    500: '#b8492c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b8492c;
$custom-light: #d58067;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b8492c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.429,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54939,
    "c": 0.15042,
    "h": 35.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B8492C

secondary

#77B8C9

accent

#C3E543

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B8492C

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

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