#B9383B#B9383B
#B9383B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.165 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9383B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 56, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 68.1%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.45, 51.73, 28.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.45, 58.96, 28.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.25% 0.1516 0.066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.25% 0.165 23.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2135, 13.4616, 5.5655) |
| Luminance | 0.1346 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.50
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.49
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.76
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.51
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.76
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9383B #38B9B6
analogous
#B9387B #B9383B #B97638
triadic
#B9383B #3BB938 #383BB9
tetradic
#B9383B #7BB938 #38B9B6 #7638B9
square
#B9383B #7BB938 #38B9B6 #7638B9
split-complementary
#B9383B #38B976 #387BB9
monochromatic
#5B1C1D #8A2A2C #B9383B #CF5F62 #DD8E90
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.69
#B9383B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.69
#B9383B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9383B
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9383B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9383B | 1.00 | 5.69 | 3.69 | 5.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C553A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7137
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB103A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9383b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 56, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.165 23.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67771',
500: '#b9383b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9383b; $custom-light: #d67771; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9383b",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 56,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.605,
"s": 53.527,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53248,
"c": 0.16537,
"h": 23.5
},
"luminance": 0.13458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9383B
secondary
#85C8C6
accent
#DDDA4B
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A