#B9492D#B9492D

#B9492D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.151 H 35.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B9492D
RGB	rgb(185, 73, 45)
HSL	hsl(12, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.5%, 75.7%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.00, 43.71, 39.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.00, 58.71, 41.88°)
OKLab	oklab(55.11% 0.1237 0.0871)
OKLCH	oklch(55.11% 0.151 35.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.8662, 15.2720, 4.2258)
Luminance	0.1527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B9492D #2D9DB9

analogous

#B92D57 #B9492D #B98F2D

triadic

#B9492D #2DB949 #492DB9

tetradic

#B9492D #57B92D #2D9DB9 #8F2DB9

square

#B9492D #57B92D #2D9DB9 #8F2DB9

split-complementary

#B9492D #2DB98F #2D57B9

monochromatic

#572215 #883621 #B9492D #D46A4F #E09380

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#B9492D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#B9492D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B9492D

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B9492D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B9492D	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685D29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847629

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB2E43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b9492d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 73, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.151 35.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68067',
    500: '#b9492d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b9492d;
$custom-light: #d68067;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b9492d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 185,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5511,
    "c": 0.15127,
    "h": 35.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B9492D

secondary

#79B9C9

accent

#C4E444

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B9492D

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

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