#B9575B#B9575B
#B9575B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.127 H 19.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9575B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 87, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 41%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 53%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53%, 50.8%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.36, 39.93, 16.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.36, 43.31, 22.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.88% 0.1198 0.0421) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.88% 0.127 19.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3060, 17.8888, 12.0157) |
| Luminance | 0.1789 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.83
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.88
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.28
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.75
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.84
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9575B #57B9B5
analogous
#B9578C #B9575B #B98457
triadic
#B9575B #5BB957 #575BB9
tetradic
#B9575B #8CB957 #57B9B5 #8457B9
square
#B9575B #8CB957 #57B9B5 #8457B9
split-complementary
#B9575B #57B984 #578CB9
monochromatic
#6A2C2F #953E42 #B9575B #CB8285 #DDADAF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.59
#B9575B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.58
#B9575B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9575B
4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9575B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9575B | 1.00 | 4.59 | 4.58 | 4.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D695B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857D59
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C94959
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9575b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 87, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.127 19.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d28989',
500: '#b9575b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9575b; $custom-light: #d28989; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9575b",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 87,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.551,
"s": 41.176,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57882,
"c": 0.12694,
"h": 19.4
},
"luminance": 0.17886
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9575B
secondary
#A1CBC9
accent
#D1CC57
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FBF0F0
border
#D4CBCB
text
#150C0B
muted
#837D7C