#B9484A#B9484A
#B9484A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.147 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9484A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 72, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 45%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.1%, 60%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.24, 45.83, 22.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.24, 51.18, 26.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.42% 0.1358 0.0553) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.42% 0.147 22.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5631, 15.4465, 8.2179) |
| Luminance | 0.1544 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 1.35
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.61
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.34
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.38
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.94
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9484A #48B9B7
analogous
#B94882 #B9484A #B97E48
triadic
#B9484A #4AB948 #484AB9
tetradic
#B9484A #82B948 #48B9B7 #7E48B9
square
#B9484A #82B948 #48B9B7 #7E48B9
split-complementary
#B9484A #48B97E #4882B9
monochromatic
#612526 #8E3638 #B9484A #CA7476 #DBA1A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.14
#B9484A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#B9484A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9484A
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9484A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9484A | 1.00 | 5.14 | 4.09 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645F49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817647
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA324A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9484a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 72, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.147 22.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4807c',
500: '#b9484a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9484a; $custom-light: #d4807c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9484a",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 72,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.938,
"s": 44.664,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55419,
"c": 0.14663,
"h": 22.2
},
"luminance": 0.15443
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9484A
secondary
#95C8C7
accent
#D4D253
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFEE
border
#D4CAC9
text
#150A09
muted
#837C7B