#B9484F#B9484F
#B9484F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.146 H 19.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9484F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 72, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 45%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.1%, 57.3%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.33, 46.20, 19.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.33, 50.30, 23.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.52% 0.1378 0.049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.52% 0.146 19.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7383, 15.5166, 9.1406) |
| Luminance | 0.1551 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 0.34
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.02
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.78
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.09
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.74
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9484F #48B9B2
analogous
#B94887 #B9484F #B97948
triadic
#B9484F #4FB948 #484FB9
tetradic
#B9484F #87B948 #48B9B2 #7948B9
square
#B9484F #87B948 #48B9B2 #7948B9
split-complementary
#B9484F #48B979 #4887B9
monochromatic
#612529 #8E363C #B9484F #CA747A #DBA1A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#B9484F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#B9484F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9484F
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9484F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9484F | 1.00 | 5.12 | 4.10 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#635F4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80774C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA344B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9484f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 72, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.146 19.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48080',
500: '#b9484f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9484f; $custom-light: #d48080; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9484f",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 72,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.283,
"s": 44.664,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5552,
"c": 0.14624,
"h": 19.6
},
"luminance": 0.15514
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9484F
secondary
#95C8C4
accent
#D4CC53
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFEE
border
#D4CAC9
text
#150A0A
muted
#837C7C