#B94E38#B94E38
#B94E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.144 H 33.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B94E38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 78, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.8%, 69.7%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.04, 41.85, 34.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.04, 54.11, 39.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.94% 0.12 0.0788) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.94% 0.144 33.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4481, 16.0517, 5.6041) |
| Luminance | 0.1605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.71
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.42
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.22
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 7.37
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 7.49
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B94E38 #38A3B9
analogous
#B93862 #B94E38 #B98F38
triadic
#B94E38 #38B94E #4E38B9
tetradic
#B94E38 #62B938 #38A3B9 #8F38B9
square
#B94E38 #62B938 #38A3B9 #8F38B9
split-complementary
#B94E38 #38B98F #3862B9
monochromatic
#5B261C #8A3A2A #B94E38 #CF725F #DD9C8E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#B94E38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#B94E38 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B94E38
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B94E38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B94E38 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B6135
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857835
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB3749
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b94e38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 78, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.144 33.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5836f',
500: '#b94e38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b94e38; $custom-light: #d5836f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b94e38",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 78,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.233,
"s": 53.527,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55935,
"c": 0.14358,
"h": 33.3
},
"luminance": 0.16049
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B94E38
secondary
#85BCC8
accent
#C4DD4B
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160B07
muted
#847C7A