#B9383D#B9383D
#B9383D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.165 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9383D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 56, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 67%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.48, 51.84, 27.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.48, 58.50, 27.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.28% 0.1524 0.0637) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.28% 0.165 22.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2664, 13.4828, 5.8439) |
| Luminance | 0.1348 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.67
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.43
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.69
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.09
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.69
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9383D #38B9B4
analogous
#B9387E #B9383D #B97338
triadic
#B9383D #3DB938 #383DB9
tetradic
#B9383D #7EB938 #38B9B4 #7338B9
square
#B9383D #7EB938 #38B9B4 #7338B9
split-complementary
#B9383D #38B973 #387EB9
monochromatic
#5B1C1E #8A2A2E #B9383D #CF5F64 #DD8E92
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#B9383D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.70
#B9383D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9383D
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9383D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9383D | 1.00 | 5.68 | 3.70 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C553C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7139
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB113B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9383d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 56, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.165 22.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57772',
500: '#b9383d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9383d; $custom-light: #d57772; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9383d",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 56,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.674,
"s": 53.527,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53281,
"c": 0.16516,
"h": 22.7
},
"luminance": 0.1348
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9383D
secondary
#85C8C5
accent
#DDD74B
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160908
muted
#847B7B