#B93C27#B93C27
#B93C27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.165 H 32.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B93C27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 60, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 65%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 79%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 78.9%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.79, 49.23, 40.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.79, 63.48, 39.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.43% 0.1396 0.0874) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.43% 0.165 32) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9922, 13.6958, 3.4046) |
| Luminance | 0.1369 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.88
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.40
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.52
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.79
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 6.10
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B93C27 #27A4B9
analogous
#B9275B #B93C27 #B98527
triadic
#B93C27 #27B93C #3C27B9
tetradic
#B93C27 #5BB927 #27A4B9 #8527B9
square
#B93C27 #5BB927 #27A4B9 #8527B9
split-complementary
#B93C27 #27B985 #275BB9
monochromatic
#541B12 #862C1C #B93C27 #D85A45 #E38778
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.62
#B93C27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.74
#B93C27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B93C27
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B93C27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B93C27 | 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)
#605624
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7222
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC1438
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b93c27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 60, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.165 32.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77963',
500: '#b93c27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b93c27; $custom-light: #d77963; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b93c27",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 60,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.63,
"s": 65.179,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53425,
"c": 0.16474,
"h": 32
},
"luminance": 0.13692
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B93C27
secondary
#72BDCA
accent
#D0E840
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEEEA
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160905
muted
#847B79