#B9432E#B9432E
#B9432E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.157 H 32.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9432E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 67, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 60%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 75%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 75.1%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.98, 46.50, 37.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.98, 59.76, 38.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.34% 0.1325 0.0838) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.34% 0.157 32.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5103, 14.5291, 4.2033) |
| Luminance | 0.1453 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.73
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.01
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.12
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.17
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.52
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9432E #2EA4B9
analogous
#B92E5E #B9432E #B9892E
triadic
#B9432E #2EB943 #432EB9
tetradic
#B9432E #5EB92E #2EA4B9 #892EB9
square
#B9432E #5EB92E #2EA4B9 #892EB9
split-complementary
#B9432E #2EB989 #2E5EB9
monochromatic
#571F16 #883122 #B9432E #D46451 #E09082
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.38
#B9432E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.91
#B9432E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9432E
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9432E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9432E | 1.00 | 5.38 | 3.91 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645A2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81742A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB253F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9432e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 67, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.157 32.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67c68',
500: '#b9432e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9432e; $custom-light: #d67c68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9432e",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 67,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.065,
"s": 60.173,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54342,
"c": 0.15678,
"h": 32.3
},
"luminance": 0.14526
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9432E
secondary
#7ABDC9
accent
#CBE344
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160A06
muted
#847C7A