#B9343D#B9343D
#B9343D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.169 H 21.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9343D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 52, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 56%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 72%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 67%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.93, 53.36, 26.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.93, 59.55, 26.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.87% 0.1572 0.0622) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.87% 0.169 21.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0802, 13.1104, 5.7819) |
| Luminance | 0.1311 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.58
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.73
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.09
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.33
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.34
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9343D #34B9B0
analogous
#B93480 #B9343D #B96E34
triadic
#B9343D #3DB934 #343DB9
tetradic
#B9343D #80B934 #34B9B0 #6E34B9
square
#B9343D #80B934 #34B9B0 #6E34B9
split-complementary
#B9343D #34B96E #3480B9
monochromatic
#59191D #89272D #B9343D #D15A62 #DE898F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.80
#B9343D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.62
#B9343D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9343D
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9343D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9343D | 1.00 | 5.80 | 3.62 | 5.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#59533C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B7039
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB0338
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9343d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 52, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.169 21.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67572',
500: '#b9343d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9343d; $custom-light: #d67572; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9343d",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 52,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.94,
"s": 56.118,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52869,
"c": 0.16907,
"h": 21.6
},
"luminance": 0.13107
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9343D
secondary
#81C8C3
accent
#DFD548
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160908
muted
#847B7B