#B94F48#B94F48
#B94F48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.139 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B94F48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 79, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 45%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.3%, 61.1%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.47, 42.36, 25.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.47, 49.48, 31.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.33% 0.1246 0.0615) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.33% 0.139 26.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9754, 16.3771, 8.0282) |
| Luminance | 0.1637 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.04
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.49
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.00
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.64
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.78
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B94F48 #48B2B9
analogous
#B94879 #B94F48 #B98748
triadic
#B94F48 #48B94F #4F48B9
tetradic
#B94F48 #79B948 #48B2B9 #8748B9
square
#B94F48 #79B948 #48B2B9 #8748B9
split-complementary
#B94F48 #48B987 #4879B9
monochromatic
#612925 #8E3C36 #B94F48 #CA7A74 #DBA4A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.91
#B94F48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.27
#B94F48 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B94F48
4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B94F48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B94F48 | 1.00 | 4.91 | 4.27 | 4.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A6347
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847946
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA3B4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b94f48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 79, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.139 26.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4847b',
500: '#b94f48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b94f48; $custom-light: #d4847b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b94f48",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 79,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.717,
"s": 44.664,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56332,
"c": 0.13891,
"h": 26.3
},
"luminance": 0.16374
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B94F48
secondary
#95C4C8
accent
#CCD453
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFED
border
#D4CAC8
text
#150B09
muted
#837C7B