#B9544E#B9544E
#B9544E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.132 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9544E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 84, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 43%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 58%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.6%, 57.8%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.52, 40.34, 23.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.52, 46.62, 30.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.16% 0.1192 0.0569) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.16% 0.132 25.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5551, 17.2079, 9.2346) |
| Luminance | 0.1721 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.75
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.06
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.15
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.38
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.72
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9544E #4EB3B9
analogous
#B94E7E #B9544E #B98A4E
triadic
#B9544E #4EB954 #544EB9
tetradic
#B9544E #7EB94E #4EB3B9 #8A4EB9
square
#B9544E #7EB94E #4EB3B9 #8A4EB9
split-complementary
#B9544E #4EB98A #4E7EB9
monochromatic
#652B28 #913E39 #B9544E #CA7E7A #DCA9A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.73
#B9544E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.44
#B9544E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9544E
4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9544E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9544E | 1.00 | 4.73 | 4.44 | 4.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D664D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867B4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA4353
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9544e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 84, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.132 25.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3877f',
500: '#b9544e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9544e; $custom-light: #d3877f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9544e",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 84,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.364,
"s": 43.32,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57163,
"c": 0.13213,
"h": 25.5
},
"luminance": 0.17205
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9544E
secondary
#9AC6C9
accent
#CCD355
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0EE
border
#D4CBC9
text
#150B0A
muted
#837C7C