#B1492A#B1492A
#B1492A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.143 H 37.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1492A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 73, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 76.3%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.63, 40.60, 38.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.63, 56.25, 43.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.81% 0.1143 0.0863) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.81% 0.143 37.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9341, 14.2822, 3.8444) |
| Luminance | 0.1428 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.39
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.07
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.53
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.58
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.36
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1492A #2A92B1
analogous
#B12A4E #B1492A #B18D2A
triadic
#B1492A #2AB149 #492AB1
tetradic
#B1492A #4EB12A #2A92B1 #8D2AB1
square
#B1492A #4EB12A #2A92B1 #8D2AB1
split-complementary
#B1492A #2AB18D #2A4EB1
monochromatic
#4E2013 #80351E #B1492A #D36645 #DF8F77
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.45
#B1492A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.86
#B1492A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B1492A
5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1492A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1492A | 1.00 | 5.45 | 3.86 | 5.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#665B26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7227
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C33142
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1492a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 73, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.143 37.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d07f65',
500: '#b1492a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1492a; $custom-light: #d07f65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1492a",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 73,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.778,
"s": 61.644,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53806,
"c": 0.14323,
"h": 37.1
},
"luminance": 0.14279
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1492A
secondary
#70B3C6
accent
#C0E543
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEEEB
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A