#B9323E#B9323E
#B9323E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.171 H 20.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9323E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 50, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 57%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 73%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73%, 66.5%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.68, 54.15, 25.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.68, 59.85, 25.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.69% 0.1599 0.0603) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.69% 0.171 20.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0200, 12.9466, 5.8959) |
| Luminance | 0.1294 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.41
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.20
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.94
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.32
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.41
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9323E #32B9AD
analogous
#B93281 #B9323E #B96932
triadic
#B9323E #3EB932 #323EB9
tetradic
#B9323E #81B932 #32B9AD #6932B9
square
#B9323E #81B932 #32B9AD #6932B9
split-complementary
#B9323E #32B969 #3281B9
monochromatic
#59181E #89252E #B9323E #D25762 #DF878F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.85
#B9323E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.59
#B9323E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9323E
5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9323E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9323E | 1.00 | 5.85 | 3.59 | 5.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#58523D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A6F3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB0038
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9323e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 50, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.171 20.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67473',
500: '#b9323e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9323e; $custom-light: #d67473; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9323e",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 50,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.667,
"s": 57.447,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52691,
"c": 0.17089,
"h": 20.7
},
"luminance": 0.12943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9323E
secondary
#7FC8C2
accent
#E1D347
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160908
muted
#847B7B