#B9342C#B9342C
#B9342C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.171 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9342C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 52, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 62%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 76%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 76.2%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.70, 52.56, 36.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.70, 63.81, 34.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.62% 0.1511 0.0803) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.62% 0.171 28) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6927, 12.9554, 3.7408) |
| Luminance | 0.1295 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.34
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.31
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.34
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.98
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.13
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9342C #2CB1B9
analogous
#B92C6B #B9342C #B97A2C
triadic
#B9342C #2CB934 #342CB9
tetradic
#B9342C #6BB92C #2CB1B9 #7A2CB9
square
#B9342C #6BB92C #2CB1B9 #7A2CB9
split-complementary
#B9342C #2CB97A #2C6BB9
monochromatic
#561814 #882620 #B9342C #D5554D #E1847F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.85
#B9342C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.59
#B9342C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9342C
5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9342C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9342C | 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)
#5B522A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6F27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC0033
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9342c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 52, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.171 28.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77566',
500: '#b9342c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9342c; $custom-light: #d77566; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9342c",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 52,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.404,
"s": 61.572,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5262,
"c": 0.17109,
"h": 28
},
"luminance": 0.12952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9342C
secondary
#78C5C9
accent
#DCE543
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A