#B9565C#B9565C
#B9565C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.128 H 18.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9565C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 86, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 41%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 54%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.5%, 50.3%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.19, 40.53, 15.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.19, 43.55, 21.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.76% 0.1217 0.0401) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.76% 0.128 18.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2690, 17.7454, 12.2176) |
| Luminance | 0.1774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.80
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.15
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.26
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.84
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.10
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9565C #56B9B3
analogous
#B9568D #B9565C #B98156
triadic
#B9565C #5CB956 #565CB9
tetradic
#B9565C #8DB956 #56B9B3 #8156B9
square
#B9565C #8DB956 #56B9B3 #8156B9
split-complementary
#B9565C #56B981 #568DB9
monochromatic
#692C2F #943D43 #B9565C #CB8186 #DDADAF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#B9565C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.55
#B9565C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9565C
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9565C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9565C | 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)
#6C685C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857D5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C94859
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9565c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 86, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.128 18.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2898a',
500: '#b9565c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9565c; $custom-light: #d2898a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9565c",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 86,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.364,
"s": 41.423,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57756,
"c": 0.12818,
"h": 18.2
},
"luminance": 0.17743
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9565C
secondary
#A0CBC8
accent
#D1CA57
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FBF0F0
border
#D4CBCB
text
#150C0B
muted
#837D7C