#B9442C#B9442C

#B9442C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.156 H 33.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B9442C
RGB	rgb(185, 68, 44)
HSL	hsl(10, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(10, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 76.2%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.13, 45.97, 38.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.13, 60.15, 40.16°)
OKLab	oklab(54.45% 0.1305 0.086)
OKLCH	oklch(54.45% 0.156 33.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.5318, 14.6336, 4.0205)
Luminance	0.1463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B9442C #2CA1B9

analogous

#B92C5A #B9442C #B98B2C

triadic

#B9442C #2CB944 #442CB9

tetradic

#B9442C #5AB92C #2CA1B9 #8B2CB9

square

#B9442C #5AB92C #2CA1B9 #8B2CB9

split-complementary

#B9442C #2CB98B #2C5AB9

monochromatic

#562014 #883220 #B9442C #D5644D #E18F7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#B9442C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#B9442C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B9442C

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B9442C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B9442C	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655B29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827428

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB263F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b9442c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 68, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.156 33.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67d66',
    500: '#b9442c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b9442c;
$custom-light: #d67d66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b9442c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 185,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.213,
    "s": 61.572,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54445,
    "c": 0.15626,
    "h": 33.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B9442C

secondary

#78BBC9

accent

#C9E543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B9442C

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

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