#B9452D#B9452D

#B9452D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.155 H 33.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B9452D
RGB	rgb(185, 69, 45)
HSL	hsl(10, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(10, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.7%, 75.7%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.31, 45.56, 38.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.31, 59.61, 40.16°)
OKLab	oklab(54.58% 0.1294 0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(54.58% 0.155 33.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.6118, 14.7632, 4.1410)
Luminance	0.1476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B9452D #2DA1B9

analogous

#B92D5B #B9452D #B98B2D

triadic

#B9452D #2DB945 #452DB9

tetradic

#B9452D #5BB92D #2DA1B9 #8B2DB9

square

#B9452D #5BB92D #2DA1B9 #8B2DB9

split-complementary

#B9452D #2DB98B #2D5BB9

monochromatic

#572015 #883321 #B9452D #D4664F #E09180

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#B9452D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#B9452D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B9452D

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B9452D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B9452D	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655B2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827529

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB2840

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b9452d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 69, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.155 33.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e67',
    500: '#b9452d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b9452d;
$custom-light: #d67e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b9452d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 185,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.286,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54584,
    "c": 0.15508,
    "h": 33.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B9452D

secondary

#79BBC9

accent

#C9E444

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B9452D

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

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