#B0492B#B0492B
#B0492B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.142 H 36.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0492B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 73, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 75.6%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.48, 40.26, 38.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.48, 55.49, 43.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.66% 0.1136 0.085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.66% 0.142 36.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7252, 14.1724, 3.9292) |
| Luminance | 0.1417 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.66
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.06
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.55
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.70
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.13
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0492B #2B92B0
analogous
#B02B4F #B0492B #B08B2B
triadic
#B0492B #2BB049 #492BB0
tetradic
#B0492B #4FB02B #2B92B0 #8B2BB0
square
#B0492B #4FB02B #2B92B0 #8B2BB0
split-complementary
#B0492B #2BB08B #2B4FB0
monochromatic
#4E2013 #7F351F #B0492B #D26646 #DE8F78
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.48
#B0492B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.83
#B0492B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B0492B
5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0492B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0492B | 1.00 | 5.48 | 3.83 | 5.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#655B27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7228
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C13243
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0492b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 73, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.142 36.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf7f66',
500: '#b0492b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0492b; $custom-light: #cf7f66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0492b",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 73,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.534,
"s": 60.731,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5366,
"c": 0.14185,
"h": 36.8
},
"luminance": 0.1417
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0492B
secondary
#71B3C6
accent
#C0E444
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEEEB
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A