#B9384E#B9384E
#B9384E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.165 H 14.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9384E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 56, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 57.8%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.79, 52.94, 17.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.79, 55.64, 17.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.61% 0.1591 0.0424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.61% 0.165 14.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7991, 13.6959, 8.6493) |
| Luminance | 0.1369 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 4.02
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.26
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.38
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.93
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.11
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9384E #38B9A3
analogous
#B9388F #B9384E #B96238
triadic
#B9384E #4EB938 #384EB9
tetradic
#B9384E #8FB938 #38B9A3 #6238B9
square
#B9384E #8FB938 #38B9A3 #6238B9
split-complementary
#B9384E #38B962 #388FB9
monochromatic
#5B1C26 #8A2A3A #B9384E #CF5F72 #DD8E9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.62
#B9384E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.74
#B9384E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9384E
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9384E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9384E | 1.00 | 5.62 | 3.74 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#59574E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A714B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA1941
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9384e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 56, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.165 14.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4777f',
500: '#b9384e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9384e; $custom-light: #d4777f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9384e",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 56,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.767,
"s": 53.527,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53614,
"c": 0.16461,
"h": 14.9
},
"luminance": 0.13693
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9384E
secondary
#85C8BC
accent
#DDC44B
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEEEE
border
#D4C9C9
text
#15090A
muted
#837B7C