#B9442D#B9442D

#B9442D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.156 H 33.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B9442D
RGB	rgb(185, 68, 45)
HSL	hsl(10, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(10, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 75.7%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.14, 46.01, 38.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.14, 59.84, 39.75°)
OKLab	oklab(54.46% 0.1308 0.0851)
OKLCH	oklch(54.46% 0.156 33.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.5508, 14.6412, 4.1207)
Luminance	0.1464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B9442D #2DA2B9

analogous

#B92D5C #B9442D #B98A2D

triadic

#B9442D #2DB944 #442DB9

tetradic

#B9442D #5CB92D #2DA2B9 #8A2DB9

square

#B9442D #5CB92D #2DA2B9 #8A2DB9

split-complementary

#B9442D #2DB98A #2D5CB9

monochromatic

#572015 #883221 #B9442D #D4654F #E09080

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#B9442D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#B9442D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B9442D

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B9442D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B9442D	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)

#655B2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827429

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB263F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b9442d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 68, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.156 33.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67d67',
    500: '#b9442d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b9442d;
$custom-light: #d67d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b9442d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 185,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.857,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54456,
    "c": 0.15604,
    "h": 33.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14638
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B9442D

secondary

#79BCC9

accent

#CAE444

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B9442D

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

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