#B9373E#B9373E
#B9373E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.166 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9373E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 55, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 66.5%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.36, 52.29, 26.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.36, 58.55, 26.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.19% 0.154 0.0622) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.19% 0.166 22) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2456, 13.3977, 5.9711) |
| Luminance | 0.1339 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.07
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.13
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.96
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.03
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.55
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9373E #37B9B2
analogous
#B9377F #B9373E #B97137
triadic
#B9373E #3EB937 #373EB9
tetradic
#B9373E #7FB937 #37B9B2 #7137B9
square
#B9373E #7FB937 #37B9B2 #7137B9
split-complementary
#B9373E #37B971 #377FB9
monochromatic
#5B1B1E #8A292E #B9373E #CF5E64 #DD8D92
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.71
#B9373E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.68
#B9373E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9373E
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9373E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9373E | 1.00 | 5.71 | 3.68 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B553D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C713A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB0F3B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9373e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 55, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.166 22.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57673',
500: '#b9373e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9373e; $custom-light: #d57673; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9373e",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 55,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.769,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53193,
"c": 0.16606,
"h": 22
},
"luminance": 0.13394
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9373E
secondary
#84C8C4
accent
#DED64A
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160908
muted
#847B7B