#B2492A#B2492A
#B2492A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.144 H 36.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2492A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 73, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59%, 76.4%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.80, 40.98, 39.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.80, 56.68, 43.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.97% 0.1154 0.0867) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.97% 0.144 36.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1628, 14.4001, 3.8551) |
| Luminance | 0.1440 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.37
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.23
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.58
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.69
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.48
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2492A #2A93B2
analogous
#B22A4F #B2492A #B28D2A
triadic
#B2492A #2AB249 #492AB2
tetradic
#B2492A #4FB22A #2A93B2 #8D2AB2
square
#B2492A #4FB22A #2A93B2 #8D2AB2
split-complementary
#B2492A #2AB28D #2A4FB2
monochromatic
#4F2013 #80351E #B2492A #D36646 #DF8F77
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.41
#B2492A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.88
#B2492A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B2492A
5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2492A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2492A | 1.00 | 5.41 | 3.88 | 5.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#665B26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807327
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C43142
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2492a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 73, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.144 36.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d07f65',
500: '#b2492a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2492a; $custom-light: #d07f65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2492a",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 73,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.676,
"s": 61.818,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53965,
"c": 0.14434,
"h": 36.9
},
"luminance": 0.14397
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2492A
secondary
#71B3C7
accent
#C0E543
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEEEB
border
#D4C9C6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A