#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
RGBrgb(185, 66, 45)
HSLhsl(9, 61%, 45%)
HSVhsv(9, 76%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64.3%, 75.7%, 27.5%)
CIE-LABlab(44.81, 46.90, 37.91)
CIE-LCHlch(44.81, 60.30, 38.95°)
OKLaboklab(54.21% 0.1336 0.0843)
OKLCHoklch(54.21% 0.158 32.3)
XYZxyz(22.4319, 14.4034, 4.0811)
Luminance0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

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
##B9422D1.005.413.885.41
#FFFFFF5.411.0021.001.00
#0000003.8821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.411.0021.001.00

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

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#B9422D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva