#B85238#B85238

#B85238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.138 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B85238
RGB	rgb(184, 82, 56)
HSL	hsl(12, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(12, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.4%, 69.6%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.64, 39.51, 34.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.64, 52.75, 41.50°)
OKLab	oklab(56.36% 0.1129 0.0803)
OKLCH	oklch(56.36% 0.138 35.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.5005, 16.5134, 5.6905)
Luminance	0.1651 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B85238 #389EB8

analogous

#B8385E #B85238 #B89238

triadic

#B85238 #38B852 #5238B8

tetradic

#B85238 #5EB838 #389EB8 #9238B8

square

#B85238 #5EB838 #389EB8 #9238B8

split-complementary

#B85238 #38B892 #385EB8

monochromatic

#5A281B #893D2A #B85238 #CE765F #DD9E8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#B85238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#B85238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B85238

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B85238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B85238	1.00	4.88	4.30	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6335

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867936

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA3D4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b85238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 82, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.138 35.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4856f',
    500: '#b85238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b85238;
$custom-light: #d4856f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b85238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.188,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56357,
    "c": 0.13849,
    "h": 35.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B85238

secondary

#85BAC7

accent

#BFDD4B

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBEFEC

border

#D4CAC7

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B85238

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

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