#B94E2E#B94E2E
#B94E2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.146 H 37.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B94E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 78, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 60%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 75%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.8%, 75.1%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.93, 41.37, 39.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.93, 57.30, 43.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.81% 0.1166 0.0883) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.81% 0.146 37.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2275, 15.9634, 4.4424) |
| Luminance | 0.1596 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.98
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.01
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.01
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.17
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 7.18
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 7.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B94E2E #2E99B9
analogous
#B92E53 #B94E2E #B9932E
triadic
#B94E2E #2EB94E #4E2EB9
tetradic
#B94E2E #53B92E #2E99B9 #932EB9
square
#B94E2E #53B92E #2E99B9 #932EB9
split-complementary
#B94E2E #2EB993 #2E53B9
monochromatic
#572516 #883922 #B94E2E #D46F51 #E09782
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.01
#B94E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.19
#B94E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B94E2E
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B94E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B94E2E | 1.00 | 5.01 | 4.19 | 5.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B602A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86782B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB3647
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b94e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 78, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.146 37.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58368',
500: '#b94e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b94e2e; $custom-light: #d58368; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b94e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 78,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.813,
"s": 60.173,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5581,
"c": 0.1463,
"h": 37.1
},
"luminance": 0.1596
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B94E2E
secondary
#7AB7C9
accent
#BFE344
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160B06
muted
#847C7A