#B9452A#B9452A

#B9452A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.156 H 34.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B9452A
RGB	rgb(185, 69, 42)
HSL	hsl(11, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.7%, 77.3%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.28, 45.43, 40.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.28, 60.55, 41.37°)
OKLab	oklab(54.55% 0.1284 0.0881)
OKLCH	oklch(54.55% 0.156 34.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.5561, 14.7409, 3.8476)
Luminance	0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B9452A #2A9EB9

analogous

#B92A56 #B9452A #B98D2A

triadic

#B9452A #2AB945 #452AB9

tetradic

#B9452A #56B92A #2A9EB9 #8D2AB9

square

#B9452A #56B92A #2A9EB9 #8D2AB9

split-complementary

#B9452A #2AB98D #2A56B9

monochromatic

#552013 #87321F #B9452A #D6654A #E18F7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#B9452A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#B9452A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B9452A

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B9452A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B9452A	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665B26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827526

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB283F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b9452a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 69, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.156 34.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e65',
    500: '#b9452a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b9452a;
$custom-light: #d67e65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b9452a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 185,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.329,
    "s": 62.996,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54551,
    "c": 0.15576,
    "h": 34.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B9452A

secondary

#75BACA

accent

#C7E642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B9452A

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

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