#B9373F#B9373F
#B9373F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.166 H 21.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9373F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 55, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 65.9%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.37, 52.34, 25.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.37, 58.34, 26.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.21% 0.1544 0.061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.21% 0.166 21.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2733, 13.4088, 6.1170) |
| Luminance | 0.1341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.27
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.04
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.81
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.19
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.59
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9373F #37B9B1
analogous
#B93780 #B9373F #B97037
triadic
#B9373F #3FB937 #373FB9
tetradic
#B9373F #80B937 #37B9B1 #7037B9
square
#B9373F #80B937 #37B9B1 #7037B9
split-complementary
#B9373F #37B970 #3780B9
monochromatic
#5B1B1F #8A292F #B9373F #CF5E65 #DD8D92
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.70
#B9373F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.68
#B9373F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9373F
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9373F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9373F | 1.00 | 5.70 | 3.68 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B553E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B713B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB0F3B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9373f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 55, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.166 21.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57674',
500: '#b9373f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9373f; $custom-light: #d57674; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9373f",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 55,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.308,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5321,
"c": 0.16599,
"h": 21.6
},
"luminance": 0.13406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9373F
secondary
#84C8C4
accent
#DED44A
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160908
muted
#847B7B