#B9474F#B9474F
#B9474F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.147 H 19.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9474F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 71, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 45%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 62%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 57.3%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.16, 46.66, 19.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.16, 50.63, 22.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.39% 0.1393 0.0484) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.39% 0.147 19.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6742, 15.3883, 9.1192) |
| Luminance | 0.1538 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 0.59
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.12
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 4.89
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.96
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.91
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9474F #47B9B1
analogous
#B94788 #B9474F #B97847
triadic
#B9474F #4FB947 #474FB9
tetradic
#B9474F #88B947 #47B9B1 #7847B9
square
#B9474F #88B947 #47B9B1 #7847B9
split-complementary
#B9474F #47B978 #4788B9
monochromatic
#612529 #8D363C #B9474F #CA7379 #DBA0A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.15
#B9474F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.08
#B9474F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9474F
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9474F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9474F | 1.00 | 5.15 | 4.08 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#635E4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80764C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA324B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9474f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 71, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.147 19.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d47f80',
500: '#b9474f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9474f; $custom-light: #d47f80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9474f",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 71,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.789,
"s": 44.882,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55391,
"c": 0.14743,
"h": 19.2
},
"luminance": 0.15385
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9474F
secondary
#94C7C4
accent
#D5CC53
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFEE
border
#D4CAC9
text
#150A0A
muted
#837C7C