#B9323C#B9323C
#B9323C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.171 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9323C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 50, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 57%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 73%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73%, 67.6%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.65, 54.04, 26.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.65, 60.27, 26.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.66% 0.1591 0.0627) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.66% 0.171 21.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9662, 12.9250, 5.6122) |
| Luminance | 0.1292 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.53
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.85
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.78
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.20
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.63
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9323C #32B9AF
analogous
#B9327F #B9323C #B96B32
triadic
#B9323C #3CB932 #323CB9
tetradic
#B9323C #7FB932 #32B9AF #6B32B9
square
#B9323C #7FB932 #32B9AF #6B32B9
split-complementary
#B9323C #32B96B #327FB9
monochromatic
#59181D #89252C #B9323C #D25760 #DF878D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.86
#B9323C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.58
#B9323C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9323C
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9323C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9323C | 1.00 | 5.86 | 3.58 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#58523B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A6F38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB0037
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9323c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 50, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.171 21.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67471',
500: '#b9323c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9323c; $custom-light: #d67471; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9323c",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 50,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.556,
"s": 57.447,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52656,
"c": 0.17103,
"h": 21.5
},
"luminance": 0.12922
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9323C
secondary
#7FC8C3
accent
#E1D547
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A