#B94523#B94523
#B94523 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.157 H 36.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B94523 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 69, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 68%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 81%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.7%, 81.1%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.21, 45.18, 43.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.21, 62.74, 43.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.48% 0.1264 0.0937) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.48% 0.157 36.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4416, 14.6951, 3.2445) |
| Luminance | 0.1469 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 3.44
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.16
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.55
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.64
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.41
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 6.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B94523 #2397B9
analogous
#B9234C #B94523 #B99023
triadic
#B94523 #23B945 #4523B9
tetradic
#B94523 #4CB923 #2397B9 #9023B9
square
#B94523 #4CB923 #2397B9 #9023B9
split-complementary
#B94523 #23B990 #234CB9
monochromatic
#521F10 #863219 #B94523 #DB623F #E48C72
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.33
#B94523 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.94
#B94523 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B94523
5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B94523 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B94523 | 1.00 | 5.33 | 3.94 | 5.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#665B1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83751E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC273E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b94523; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 69, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.157 36.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67d61',
500: '#b94523',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b94523; $custom-light: #d67d61; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b94523",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 69,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.6,
"s": 68.182,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54483,
"c": 0.15734,
"h": 36.5
},
"luminance": 0.14692
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B94523
secondary
#6DB6CB
accent
#C4EB3D
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEEEA
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160A05
muted
#847C79