#B9492A#B9492A

#B9492A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.152 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B9492A
RGB	rgb(185, 73, 42)
HSL	hsl(13, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(13, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.5%, 77.3%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.97, 43.59, 40.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.97, 59.67, 43.07°)
OKLab	oklab(55.08% 0.1227 0.0897)
OKLCH	oklch(55.08% 0.152 36.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.8105, 15.2497, 3.9324)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B9492A #2A9AB9

analogous

#B92A53 #B9492A #B9912A

triadic

#B9492A #2AB949 #492AB9

tetradic

#B9492A #53B92A #2A9AB9 #912AB9

square

#B9492A #53B92A #2A9AB9 #912AB9

split-complementary

#B9492A #2AB991 #2A53B9

monochromatic

#552213 #87351F #B9492A #D6694A #E1927C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#B9492A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#B9492A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B9492A

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B9492A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B9492A	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685D26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847626

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB2E43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b9492a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 73, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.152 36.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68065',
    500: '#b9492a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b9492a;
$custom-light: #d68065;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b9492a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 185,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.007,
    "s": 62.996,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55077,
    "c": 0.15202,
    "h": 36.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B9492A

secondary

#75B7CA

accent

#C2E642

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B9492A

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

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