#B85B59#B85B59
#B85B59 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.121 H 22.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B85B59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 91, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 40%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 52%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.5%, 51.6%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.97, 37.32, 18.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.97, 41.77, 26.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.3% 0.1115 0.0468) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.3% 0.121 22.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3133, 18.3965, 11.6671) |
| Luminance | 0.1839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.98
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.33
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.79
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.20
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.86
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B85B59 #59B6B8
analogous
#B85986 #B85B59 #B88A59
triadic
#B85B59 #59B85B #5B59B8
tetradic
#B85B59 #86B859 #59B6B8 #8A59B8
square
#B85B59 #86B859 #59B6B8 #8A59B8
split-complementary
#B85B59 #59B88A #5986B8
monochromatic
#692E2D #94413F #B85B59 #CA8584 #DDB0AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.49
#B85B59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.68
#B85B59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B85B59
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B85B59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B85B59 | 1.00 | 4.49 | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706B58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877E57
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C84D5B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b85b59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 91, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.121 22.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d18c87',
500: '#b85b59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b85b59; $custom-light: #d18c87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b85b59",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 91,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.263,
"s": 40.084,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58302,
"c": 0.12088,
"h": 22.8
},
"luminance": 0.18394
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B85B59
secondary
#A2CACB
accent
#CDD058
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FAF0EF
border
#D3CBCA
text
#150C0B
muted
#837D7C