#B8553A#B8553A

#B8553A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.135 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B8553A
RGB	rgb(184, 85, 58)
HSL	hsl(13, 52%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(13, 68%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.8%, 68.5%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 38.11, 34.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 51.44, 42.20°)
OKLab	oklab(56.83% 0.1089 0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(56.83% 0.135 36.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.7816, 16.9958, 6.0303)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B8553A #3A9DB8

analogous

#B83A5E #B8553A #B8943A

triadic

#B8553A #3AB855 #553AB8

tetradic

#B8553A #5EB83A #3A9DB8 #943AB8

square

#B8553A #5EB83A #3A9DB8 #943AB8

split-complementary

#B8553A #3AB894 #3A5EB8

monochromatic

#5B2A1D #89402B #B8553A #CD7962 #DCA190

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#B8553A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#B8553A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B8553A

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B8553A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B8553A	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6537

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887B38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C9414F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b8553a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 85, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.135 36.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d38771',
    500: '#b8553a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b8553a;
$custom-light: #d38771;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b8553a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.857,
    "s": 52.066,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56832,
    "c": 0.13497,
    "h": 36.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B8553A

secondary

#87B9C7

accent

#BDDC4C

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBF0EC

border

#D4CBC7

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B8553A

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

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