#B6492E#B6492E
#B6492E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.148 H 35.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B6492E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 73, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 60%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 75%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.9%, 74.7%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.51, 42.65, 37.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.51, 57.10, 41.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.64% 0.1209 0.0849) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.64% 0.148 35.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1694, 14.9105, 4.2949) |
| Luminance | 0.1491 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.44
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.20
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.39
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.73
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.97
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B6492E #2E9BB6
analogous
#B62E57 #B6492E #B68D2E
triadic
#B6492E #2EB649 #492EB6
tetradic
#B6492E #57B62E #2E9BB6 #8D2EB6
square
#B6492E #57B62E #2E9BB6 #8D2EB6
split-complementary
#B6492E #2EB68D #2E57B6
monochromatic
#542215 #853522 #B6492E #D2694F #DF9380
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.27
#B6492E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.98
#B6492E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B6492E
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B6492E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B6492E | 1.00 | 5.27 | 3.98 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675D2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82752B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C83043
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b6492e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 73, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.148 35.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38068',
500: '#b6492e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b6492e; $custom-light: #d38068; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b6492e",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 73,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.912,
"s": 59.649,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54644,
"c": 0.14771,
"h": 35.1
},
"luminance": 0.14907
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B6492E
secondary
#78B8C8
accent
#C3E345
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160A06
muted
#847C7A