#B9422D#B9422D

#B9422D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.158 H 32.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B9422D
RGB	rgb(185, 66, 45)
HSL	hsl(9, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(9, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.3%, 75.7%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.81, 46.90, 37.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.81, 60.30, 38.95°)
OKLab	oklab(54.21% 0.1336 0.0843)
OKLCH	oklch(54.21% 0.158 32.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.4319, 14.4034, 4.0811)
Luminance	0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B9422D #2DA4B9

analogous

#B92D5E #B9422D #B9882D

triadic

#B9422D #2DB942 #422DB9

tetradic

#B9422D #5EB92D #2DA4B9 #882DB9

square

#B9422D #5EB92D #2DA4B9 #882DB9

split-complementary

#B9422D #2DB988 #2D5EB9

monochromatic

#571F15 #883021 #B9422D #D4634F #E08F80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#B9422D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#B9422D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B9422D

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B9422D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B9422D	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63592A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817429

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB233E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b9422d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 66, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.158 32.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67c67',
    500: '#b9422d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b9422d;
$custom-light: #d67c67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b9422d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 185,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54206,
    "c": 0.15795,
    "h": 32.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B9422D

secondary

#79BDC9

accent

#CCE444

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B9422D

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

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