#B94227#B94227
#B94227 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.159 H 34.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B94227 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 66, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 65%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 79%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.3%, 78.9%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.75, 46.66, 41.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.75, 62.15, 41.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.14% 0.1317 0.0895) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.14% 0.159 34.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3245, 14.3604, 3.5154) |
| Luminance | 0.1436 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.99
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.03
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.24
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.51
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.60
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B94227 #279EB9
analogous
#B92755 #B94227 #B98B27
triadic
#B94227 #27B942 #4227B9
tetradic
#B94227 #55B927 #279EB9 #8B27B9
square
#B94227 #55B927 #279EB9 #8B27B9
split-complementary
#B94227 #27B98B #2755B9
monochromatic
#541E12 #86301C #B94227 #D86045 #E38C78
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.42
#B94227 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.87
#B94227 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B94227
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B94227 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B94227 | 1.00 | 5.42 | 3.87 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645923
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817422
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC223D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b94227; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 66, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.159 34.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67c63',
500: '#b94227',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b94227; $custom-light: #d67c63; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b94227",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 66,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.096,
"s": 65.179,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54141,
"c": 0.15922,
"h": 34.2
},
"luminance": 0.14357
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B94227
secondary
#72BACA
accent
#C9E840
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160A05
muted
#847C7A