#B6494F#B6494F
#B6494F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.142 H 19.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B6494F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 73, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 43%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 60%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.9%, 56.6%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.01, 44.68, 19.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.01, 48.70, 23.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.18% 0.1333 0.0478) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.18% 0.142 19.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0872, 15.2776, 9.1287) |
| Luminance | 0.1527 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 0.67
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.11
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.04
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.04
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.16
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B6494F #49B6B0
analogous
#B64986 #B6494F #B67949
triadic
#B6494F #4FB649 #494FB6
tetradic
#B6494F #86B649 #49B6B0 #7949B6
square
#B6494F #86B649 #49B6B0 #7949B6
split-complementary
#B6494F #49B679 #4986B6
monochromatic
#5F2629 #8A373C #B6494F #C87579 #D9A0A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.18
#B6494F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.06
#B6494F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B6494F
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B6494F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B6494F | 1.00 | 5.18 | 4.06 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#635F4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F764C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7364C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b6494f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 73, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.142 19.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d18080',
500: '#b6494f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b6494f; $custom-light: #d18080; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b6494f",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 73,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.697,
"s": 42.745,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55183,
"c": 0.14163,
"h": 19.7
},
"luminance": 0.15275
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B6494F
secondary
#95C6C3
accent
#D3CC55
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFEE
border
#D4CAC9
text
#150A0A
muted
#837C7C