#B9383C#B9383C
#B9383C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.165 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9383C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 56, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 67.6%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.47, 51.79, 27.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.47, 58.73, 28.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.26% 0.152 0.0649) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.26% 0.165 23.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2397, 13.4721, 5.7034) |
| Luminance | 0.1347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.56
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.58
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.58
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.29
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.72
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9383C #38B9B5
analogous
#B9387C #B9383C #B97538
triadic
#B9383C #3CB938 #383CB9
tetradic
#B9383C #7CB938 #38B9B5 #7538B9
square
#B9383C #7CB938 #38B9B5 #7538B9
split-complementary
#B9383C #38B975 #387CB9
monochromatic
#5B1C1E #8A2A2D #B9383C #CF5F63 #DD8E91
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.69
#B9383C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.69
#B9383C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9383C
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9383C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9383C | 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)
#5C553B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7138
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB113B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9383c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 56, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.165 23.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57771',
500: '#b9383c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9383c; $custom-light: #d57771; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9383c",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 56,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.14,
"s": 53.527,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53264,
"c": 0.16526,
"h": 23.1
},
"luminance": 0.13469
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9383C
secondary
#85C8C6
accent
#DDD84B
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A