#B9422B#B9422B

#B9422B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.158 H 32.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#B9422B
RGBrgb(185, 66, 43)
HSLhsl(10, 62%, 45%)
HSVhsv(10, 77%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64.3%, 76.8%, 27.5%)
CIE-LABlab(44.78, 46.81, 38.97)
CIE-LCHlch(44.78, 60.91, 39.77°)
OKLaboklab(54.18% 0.1329 0.0861)
OKLCHoklch(54.18% 0.158 32.9)
XYZxyz(22.3943, 14.3884, 3.8831)
Luminance0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#B9422B #2BA2B9
analogous
#B92B5B #B9422B #B9892B
triadic
#B9422B #2BB942 #422BB9
tetradic
#B9422B #5BB92B #2BA2B9 #892BB9
square
#B9422B #5BB92B #2BA2B9 #892BB9
split-complementary
#B9422B #2BB989 #2B5BB9
monochromatic
#561F14 #87301F #B9422B #D5624C #E18E7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42
#B9422B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88
#B9422B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B9422B
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##B9422B#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##B9422B1.005.423.885.42
#FFFFFF5.421.0021.001.00
#0000003.8821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.421.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#645928
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817427
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC223D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #b9422b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 66, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.158 32.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67c66',
    500: '#b9422b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #b9422b;
$custom-light: #d67c66;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#b9422b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 185,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.718,
    "s": 62.281,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54183,
    "c": 0.15838,
    "h": 32.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#B9422B
secondary
#76BCC9
accent
#CBE542
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160A06
muted
#847C7A

Preview Lab

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#B9422B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva