#B9482A#B9482A

#B9482A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.153 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B9482A
RGB	rgb(185, 72, 42)
HSL	hsl(13, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(13, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.1%, 77.3%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, 44.06, 40.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 59.88, 42.63°)
OKLab	oklab(54.94% 0.1242 0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(54.94% 0.153 35.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.7453, 15.1194, 3.9107)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B9482A #2A9BB9

analogous

#B92A54 #B9482A #B98F2A

triadic

#B9482A #2AB948 #482AB9

tetradic

#B9482A #54B92A #2A9BB9 #8F2AB9

square

#B9482A #54B92A #2A9BB9 #8F2AB9

split-complementary

#B9482A #2AB98F #2A54B9

monochromatic

#552113 #87351F #B9482A #D6684A #E1917C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#B9482A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#B9482A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B9482A

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B9482A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B9482A	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685D26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837626

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB2C42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b9482a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 72, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.153 35.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f65',
    500: '#b9482a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b9482a;
$custom-light: #d67f65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b9482a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 185,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.587,
    "s": 62.996,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54943,
    "c": 0.15295,
    "h": 35.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B9482A

secondary

#75B8CA

accent

#C4E642

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B9482A

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

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