#B9462C#B9462C

#B9462C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.154 H 34.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B9462C
RGB	rgb(185, 70, 44)
HSL	hsl(11, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 76.2%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.47, 45.06, 39.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.47, 59.70, 40.99°)
OKLab	oklab(54.7% 0.1277 0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(54.7% 0.154 34.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.6548, 14.8796, 4.0615)
Luminance	0.1488 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B9462C #2C9FB9

analogous

#B92C58 #B9462C #B98D2C

triadic

#B9462C #2CB946 #462CB9

tetradic

#B9462C #58B92C #2C9FB9 #8D2CB9

square

#B9462C #58B92C #2C9FB9 #8D2CB9

split-complementary

#B9462C #2CB98D #2C58B9

monochromatic

#562114 #883320 #B9462C #D5664D #E1917F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#B9462C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#B9462C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B9462C

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B9462C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B9462C	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665C28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837528

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB2A41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b9462c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 70, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.154 34.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e67',
    500: '#b9462c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b9462c;
$custom-light: #d67e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b9462c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 185,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.064,
    "s": 61.572,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54702,
    "c": 0.15436,
    "h": 34.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B9462C

secondary

#78BAC9

accent

#C7E543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B9462C

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

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