#B6494E#B6494E

#B6494E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.142 H 20.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#B6494E
RGBrgb(182, 73, 78)
HSLhsl(357, 43%, 50%)
HSVhsv(357, 60%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 59.9%, 57.1%, 28.6%)
CIE-LABlab(45.99, 44.60, 19.96)
CIE-LCHlch(45.99, 48.86, 24.11°)
OKLaboklab(55.16% 0.1329 0.0491)
OKLCHoklch(55.16% 0.142 20.3)
XYZxyz(23.0511, 15.2631, 8.9385)
Luminance0.1526 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#B6494E #49B6B1
analogous
#B64984 #B6494E #B67B49
triadic
#B6494E #4EB649 #494EB6
tetradic
#B6494E #84B649 #49B6B1 #7B49B6
square
#B6494E #84B649 #49B6B1 #7B49B6
split-complementary
#B6494E #49B67B #4984B6
monochromatic
#5F2629 #8A373B #B6494E #C87578 #D9A0A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18
#B6494E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05
#B6494E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B6494E
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##B6494E#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##B6494E1.005.184.055.18
#FFFFFF5.181.0021.001.00
#0000004.0521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.181.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#635F4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F754B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7364C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #b6494e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 73, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.142 20.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1807f',
    500: '#b6494e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #b6494e;
$custom-light: #d1807f;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#b6494e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 182,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.248,
    "s": 42.745,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55162,
    "c": 0.1417,
    "h": 20.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1526
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#B6494E
secondary
#95C6C4
accent
#D3CD55
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFEE
border
#D4CAC9
text
#150A0A
muted
#837C7C

Preview Lab

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#B6494E Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva