#B9472D#B9472D

#B9472D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.153 H 34.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B9472D
RGB	rgb(185, 71, 45)
HSL	hsl(11, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 75.7%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.65, 44.64, 38.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.65, 59.16, 41.01°)
OKLab	oklab(54.84% 0.1266 0.0863)
OKLCH	oklch(54.84% 0.153 34.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.7369, 15.0134, 4.1827)
Luminance	0.1501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B9472D #2D9FB9

analogous

#B92D59 #B9472D #B98D2D

triadic

#B9472D #2DB947 #472DB9

tetradic

#B9472D #59B92D #2D9FB9 #8D2DB9

square

#B9472D #59B92D #2D9FB9 #8D2DB9

split-complementary

#B9472D #2DB98D #2D59B9

monochromatic

#572115 #883421 #B9472D #D4684F #E09280

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#B9472D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#B9472D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B9472D

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B9472D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B9472D	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675C2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837529

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB2B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b9472d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 71, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.153 34.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f67',
    500: '#b9472d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b9472d;
$custom-light: #d67f67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b9472d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 185,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.143,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54844,
    "c": 0.15318,
    "h": 34.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B9472D

secondary

#79BAC9

accent

#C6E444

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B9472D

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

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