#B6492B#B6492B
#B6492B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.148 H 36.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B6492B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 73, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.9%, 76.4%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.48, 42.52, 39.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.48, 58.07, 42.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.61% 0.1199 0.0876) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.61% 0.148 36.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1123, 14.8876, 3.9942) |
| Luminance | 0.1489 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.65
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.92
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.97
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.35
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.61
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B6492B #2B98B6
analogous
#B62B52 #B6492B #B68F2B
triadic
#B6492B #2BB649 #492BB6
tetradic
#B6492B #52B62B #2B98B6 #8F2BB6
square
#B6492B #52B62B #2B98B6 #8F2BB6
split-complementary
#B6492B #2BB68F #2B52B6
monochromatic
#532114 #84351F #B6492B #D4684A #E0917B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.28
#B6492B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.98
#B6492B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B6492B
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B6492B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B6492B | 1.00 | 5.28 | 3.98 | 5.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675D27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827527
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C82F43
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b6492b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 73, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.148 36.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38066',
500: '#b6492b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b6492b; $custom-light: #d38066; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b6492b",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 73,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.95,
"s": 61.778,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5461,
"c": 0.14848,
"h": 36.1
},
"luminance": 0.14885
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B6492B
secondary
#75B6C8
accent
#C2E543
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160A06
muted
#847C7A