#B94A36#B94A36
#B94A36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.148 H 32.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B94A36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 74, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 55%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 71%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60%, 70.8%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.29, 43.66, 34.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.29, 55.68, 38.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.36% 0.1253 0.079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.36% 0.148 32.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1246, 15.4813, 5.2598) |
| Luminance | 0.1548 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.10
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.65
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 7.32
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 7.44
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.51
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B94A36 #36A5B9
analogous
#B93664 #B94A36 #B98C36
triadic
#B94A36 #36B94A #4A36B9
tetradic
#B94A36 #64B936 #36A5B9 #8C36B9
square
#B94A36 #64B936 #36A5B9 #8C36B9
split-complementary
#B94A36 #36B98C #3664B9
monochromatic
#5A241A #8A3728 #B94A36 #D06E5D #DD988C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.13
#B94A36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#B94A36 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B94A36
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B94A36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B94A36 | 1.00 | 5.13 | 4.10 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685E33
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837733
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB3146
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b94a36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 74, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.148 32.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5816e',
500: '#b94a36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b94a36; $custom-light: #d5816e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b94a36",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 74,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.16,
"s": 54.812,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55356,
"c": 0.14808,
"h": 32.2
},
"luminance": 0.15478
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B94A36
secondary
#83BDC8
accent
#C7DE4A
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160B07
muted
#847C7A