#B8553B#B8553B

#B8553B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.135 H 35.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B8553B
RGB	rgb(184, 85, 59)
HSL	hsl(12, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(12, 68%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.8%, 67.9%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.27, 38.17, 34.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.27, 51.12, 41.70°)
OKLab	oklab(56.85% 0.1093 0.0787)
OKLCH	oklch(56.85% 0.135 35.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.8073, 17.0061, 6.1656)
Luminance	0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B8553B #3B9EB8

analogous

#B83B60 #B8553B #B8933B

triadic

#B8553B #3BB855 #553BB8

tetradic

#B8553B #60B83B #3B9EB8 #933BB8

square

#B8553B #60B83B #3B9EB8 #933BB8

split-complementary

#B8553B #3BB893 #3B60B8

monochromatic

#5B2A1D #8A402C #B8553B #CD7963 #DCA192

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#B8553B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#B8553B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B8553B

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B8553B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B8553B	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)

#6F6538

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887B39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C9414F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b8553b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 85, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.135 35.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d38772',
    500: '#b8553b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b8553b;
$custom-light: #d38772;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b8553b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.48,
    "s": 51.44,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56846,
    "c": 0.13466,
    "h": 35.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B8553B

secondary

#88BAC7

accent

#BDDB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBF0EC

border

#D4CBC7

text

#150B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B8553B

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

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