#B9422A#B9422A

#B9422A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.159 H 33.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B9422A
RGB	rgb(185, 66, 42)
HSL	hsl(10, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(10, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.3%, 77.3%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.77, 46.78, 39.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.77, 61.22, 40.18°)
OKLab	oklab(54.17% 0.1326 0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(54.17% 0.159 33.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.3762, 14.3811, 3.7876)
Luminance	0.1438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B9422A #2AA1B9

analogous

#B92A5A #B9422A #B98A2A

triadic

#B9422A #2AB942 #422AB9

tetradic

#B9422A #5AB92A #2AA1B9 #8A2AB9

square

#B9422A #5AB92A #2AA1B9 #8A2AB9

split-complementary

#B9422A #2AB98A #2A5AB9

monochromatic

#551E13 #87301F #B9422A #D6624A #E18D7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#B9422A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#B9422A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B9422A

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B9422A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B9422A	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645927

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817426

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC223D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b9422a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 66, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.159 33.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67c65',
    500: '#b9422a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b9422a;
$custom-light: #d67c65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b9422a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 185,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.07,
    "s": 62.996,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54172,
    "c": 0.15858,
    "h": 33.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B9422A

secondary

#75BBCA

accent

#CAE642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B9422A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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