#B94243#B94243
#B94243 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.154 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B94243 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 66, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 47%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 64%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.3%, 63.8%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.11, 48.05, 25.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.11, 54.42, 27.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.53% 0.1416 0.0609) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.53% 0.154 23.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9712, 14.6191, 6.9213) |
| Luminance | 0.1462 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.01
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.68
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.75
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.96
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 6.02
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B94243 #42B9B8
analogous
#B9427F #B94243 #B97D42
triadic
#B94243 #43B942 #4243B9
tetradic
#B94243 #7FB942 #42B9B8 #7D42B9
square
#B94243 #7FB942 #42B9B8 #7D42B9
split-complementary
#B94243 #42B97D #427FB9
monochromatic
#5F2222 #8C3233 #B94243 #CB6D6E #DB9A9B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.35
#B94243 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.92
#B94243 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B94243
5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B94243 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B94243 | 1.00 | 5.35 | 3.92 | 5.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#615B42
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7440
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB2844
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b94243; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 66, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.154 23.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57c77',
500: '#b94243',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b94243; $custom-light: #d57c77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b94243",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 66,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.496,
"s": 47.41,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5453,
"c": 0.15411,
"h": 23.3
},
"luminance": 0.14616
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B94243
secondary
#90C7C7
accent
#D7D651
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEEED
border
#D4C9C8
text
#150A08
muted
#837C7B