#B9452B#B9452B

#B9452B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.156 H 34.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B9452B
RGB	rgb(185, 69, 43)
HSL	hsl(11, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.7%, 76.8%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.29, 45.47, 39.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.29, 60.23, 40.98°)
OKLab	oklab(54.56% 0.1287 0.0873)
OKLCH	oklch(54.56% 0.156 34.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.5742, 14.7481, 3.9430)
Luminance	0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B9452B #2B9FB9

analogous

#B92B58 #B9452B #B98C2B

triadic

#B9452B #2BB945 #452BB9

tetradic

#B9452B #58B92B #2B9FB9 #8C2BB9

square

#B9452B #58B92B #2B9FB9 #8C2BB9

split-complementary

#B9452B #2BB98C #2B58B9

monochromatic

#562014 #87321F #B9452B #D5654C #E1907E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#B9452B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#B9452B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B9452B

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B9452B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B9452B	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)

#665B27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827527

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB2840

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b9452b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 69, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.156 34.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e66',
    500: '#b9452b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b9452b;
$custom-light: #d67e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b9452b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 185,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.986,
    "s": 62.281,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54562,
    "c": 0.15553,
    "h": 34.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14745
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B9452B

secondary

#76BAC9

accent

#C8E542

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B9452B

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

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