#B85137#B85137

#B85137 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.140 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B85137
RGB	rgb(184, 81, 55)
HSL	hsl(12, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(12, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56%, 70.1%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.44, 39.95, 35.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.44, 53.29, 41.44°)
OKLab	oklab(56.2% 0.114 0.0808)
OKLCH	oklch(56.2% 0.14 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.4015, 16.3540, 5.5380)
Luminance	0.1635 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B85137 #379EB8

analogous

#B8375E #B85137 #B89237

triadic

#B85137 #37B851 #5137B8

tetradic

#B85137 #5EB837 #379EB8 #9237B8

square

#B85137 #5EB837 #379EB8 #9237B8

split-complementary

#B85137 #37B892 #375EB8

monochromatic

#5A281B #893C29 #B85137 #CF745D #DD9D8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#B85137 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#B85137 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B85137

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B85137	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B85137	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6234

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867934

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA3C4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b85137;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 81, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.140 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4856f',
    500: '#b85137',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b85137;
$custom-light: #d4856f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b85137",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.093,
    "s": 53.975,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56198,
    "c": 0.13976,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B85137

secondary

#84BAC7

accent

#C0DD4A

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBEFEC

border

#D4CAC7

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B85137

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

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