#B9565B#B9565B
#B9565B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.128 H 18.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9565B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 86, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 41%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 54%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.5%, 50.8%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.16, 40.44, 16.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.16, 43.67, 22.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.73% 0.1213 0.0415) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.73% 0.128 18.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2256, 17.7280, 11.9889) |
| Luminance | 0.1772 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.66
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.10
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.40
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.56
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.90
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9565B #56B9B4
analogous
#B9568C #B9565B #B98256
triadic
#B9565B #5BB956 #565BB9
tetradic
#B9565B #8CB956 #56B9B4 #8256B9
square
#B9565B #8CB956 #56B9B4 #8256B9
split-complementary
#B9565B #56B982 #568CB9
monochromatic
#692C2F #943D42 #B9565B #CB8185 #DDADAF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#B9565B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.55
#B9565B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9565B
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9565B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9565B | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.55 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C685B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857D59
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C94858
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9565b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 86, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.128 18.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d28989',
500: '#b9565b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9565b; $custom-light: #d28989; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9565b",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 86,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.97,
"s": 41.423,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57733,
"c": 0.12822,
"h": 18.9
},
"luminance": 0.17725
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9565B
secondary
#A0CBC9
accent
#D1CB57
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FBF0F0
border
#D4CBCB
text
#150C0B
muted
#837D7C