#B9482B#B9482B

#B9482B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.153 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B9482B
RGB	rgb(185, 72, 43)
HSL	hsl(12, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.1%, 76.8%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.81, 44.10, 40.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.81, 59.56, 42.24°)
OKLab	oklab(54.95% 0.1245 0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(54.95% 0.153 35.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.7634, 15.1266, 4.0061)
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

#B9482B #2B9CB9

analogous

#B92B55 #B9482B #B98F2B

triadic

#B9482B #2BB948 #482BB9

tetradic

#B9482B #55B92B #2B9CB9 #8F2BB9

square

#B9482B #55B92B #2B9CB9 #8F2BB9

split-complementary

#B9482B #2BB98F #2B55B9

monochromatic

#562114 #87351F #B9482B #D5684C #E1927E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#B9482B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#B9482B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B9482B

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B9482B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B9482B	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)

#685D27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837627

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB2D42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b9482b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 72, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.153 35.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f66',
    500: '#b9482b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b9482b;
$custom-light: #d67f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b9482b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 185,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.254,
    "s": 62.281,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54954,
    "c": 0.1527,
    "h": 35.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B9482B

secondary

#76B8C9

accent

#C4E542

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B9482B

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

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