#B9482D#B9482D

#B9482D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.152 H 34.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B9482D
RGB	rgb(185, 72, 45)
HSL	hsl(12, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.1%, 75.7%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.83, 44.18, 39.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.83, 58.93, 41.44°)
OKLab	oklab(54.98% 0.1251 0.0867)
OKLCH	oklch(54.98% 0.152 34.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.8010, 15.1416, 4.2041)
Luminance	0.1514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B9482D #2D9EB9

analogous

#B92D58 #B9482D #B98E2D

triadic

#B9482D #2DB948 #482DB9

tetradic

#B9482D #58B92D #2D9EB9 #8E2DB9

square

#B9482D #58B92D #2D9EB9 #8E2DB9

split-complementary

#B9482D #2DB98E #2D58B9

monochromatic

#572215 #883521 #B9482D #D4694F #E09380

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#B9482D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#B9482D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B9482D

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B9482D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B9482D	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675D29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837629

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB2D42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b9482d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 72, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.152 34.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f67',
    500: '#b9482d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b9482d;
$custom-light: #d67f67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b9482d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 185,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.571,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54976,
    "c": 0.15222,
    "h": 34.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B9482D

secondary

#79BAC9

accent

#C5E444

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B9482D

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

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