#B9573E#B9573E
#B9573E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.133 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9573E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 87, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 50%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 66%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53%, 66.5%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.86, 37.71, 33.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.86, 50.15, 41.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.34% 0.1083 0.077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.34% 0.133 35.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2875, 17.4814, 6.6518) |
| Luminance | 0.1748 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.69
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.43
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.56
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.82
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.93
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9573E #3EA0B9
analogous
#B93E62 #B9573E #B9943E
triadic
#B9573E #3EB957 #573EB9
tetradic
#B9573E #62B93E #3EA0B9 #943EB9
square
#B9573E #62B93E #3EA0B9 #943EB9
split-complementary
#B9573E #3EB994 #3E62B9
monochromatic
#5D2C1F #8B412F #B9573E #CC7C68 #DCA496
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.67
#B9573E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.50
#B9573E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9573E
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9573E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9573E | 1.00 | 4.67 | 4.50 | 4.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#71673B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897C3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA4451
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9573e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 87, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.133 35.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48974',
500: '#b9573e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9573e; $custom-light: #d48974; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9573e",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 87,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.195,
"s": 49.798,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5734,
"c": 0.13292,
"h": 35.4
},
"luminance": 0.17478
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9573E
secondary
#8CBBC7
accent
#BDD94E
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B