#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 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 73, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 43%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 60%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.9%, 57.1%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.99, 44.60, 19.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.99, 48.86, 24.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.16% 0.1329 0.0491) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.16% 0.142 20.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0511, 15.2631, 8.9385) |
| Luminance | 0.1526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 0.59
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.81
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.75
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.38
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.12
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 6.32
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B6494E | 1.00 | 5.18 | 4.05 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
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