#B9462D#B9462D

#B9462D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.154 H 33.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B9462D
RGB	rgb(185, 70, 45)
HSL	hsl(11, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 75.7%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.48, 45.10, 38.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.48, 59.38, 40.58°)
OKLab	oklab(54.71% 0.128 0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(54.71% 0.154 33.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.6738, 14.8872, 4.1617)
Luminance	0.1488 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B9462D #2DA0B9

analogous

#B92D5A #B9462D #B98C2D

triadic

#B9462D #2DB946 #462DB9

tetradic

#B9462D #5AB92D #2DA0B9 #8C2DB9

square

#B9462D #5AB92D #2DA0B9 #8C2DB9

split-complementary

#B9462D #2DB98C #2D5AB9

monochromatic

#572115 #883321 #B9462D #D4674F #E09180

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#B9462D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#B9462D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B9462D

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B9462D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B9462D	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)

#665C2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827529

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB2A41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b9462d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 70, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.154 33.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e67',
    500: '#b9462d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b9462d;
$custom-light: #d67e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b9462d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 185,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.714,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54713,
    "c": 0.15413,
    "h": 33.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B9462D

secondary

#79BBC9

accent

#C7E444

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B9462D

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

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