#B9543D#B9543D
#B9543D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.136 H 34.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9543D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 84, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 50%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 67%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.6%, 67%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.25, 39.17, 32.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.25, 51.16, 40.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.87% 0.1127 0.0765) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.87% 0.136 34.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0224, 16.9949, 6.4293) |
| Luminance | 0.1699 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.43
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.54
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.59
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 7.09
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 7.29
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 7.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9543D #3DA2B9
analogous
#B93D64 #B9543D #B9923D
triadic
#B9543D #3DB954 #543DB9
tetradic
#B9543D #64B93D #3DA2B9 #923DB9
square
#B9543D #64B93D #3DA2B9 #923DB9
split-complementary
#B9543D #3DB992 #3D64B9
monochromatic
#5D2A1F #8B3F2E #B9543D #CD7966 #DCA295
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.77
#B9543D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.40
#B9543D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9543D
4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9543D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9543D | 1.00 | 4.77 | 4.40 | 4.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F653A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877B3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB404F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9543d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 84, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.136 34.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48773',
500: '#b9543d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9543d; $custom-light: #d48773; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9543d",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 84,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.129,
"s": 50.407,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56874,
"c": 0.13619,
"h": 34.2
},
"luminance": 0.16992
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9543D
secondary
#8BBCC7
accent
#C0DA4E
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150B08
muted
#837C7B