#B9373C#B9373C
#B9373C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.166 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9373C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 55, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 67.6%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.32, 52.17, 27.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.32, 58.99, 27.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.16% 0.1532 0.0645) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.16% 0.166 22.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1917, 13.3761, 5.6874) |
| Luminance | 0.1337 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.77
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.38
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.77
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.32
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.53
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9373C #37B9B4
analogous
#B9377D #B9373C #B97337
triadic
#B9373C #3CB937 #373CB9
tetradic
#B9373C #7DB937 #37B9B4 #7337B9
square
#B9373C #7DB937 #37B9B4 #7337B9
split-complementary
#B9373C #37B973 #377DB9
monochromatic
#5B1B1D #8A292D #B9373C #CF5E62 #DD8D90
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.71
#B9373C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.67
#B9373C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9373C
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9373C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9373C | 1.00 | 5.71 | 3.67 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B553B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7138
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB0D3A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9373c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 55, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.166 22.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67671',
500: '#b9373c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9373c; $custom-light: #d67671; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9373c",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 55,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.692,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53159,
"c": 0.16624,
"h": 22.8
},
"luminance": 0.13373
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9373C
secondary
#84C8C5
accent
#DED84A
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A