#B9593E#B9593E
#B9593E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.131 H 36.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9593E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 89, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 50%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 66%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.9%, 66.5%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.26, 36.69, 33.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.26, 49.71, 42.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.65% 0.1052 0.0781) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.65% 0.131 36.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4517, 17.8098, 6.7065) |
| Luminance | 0.1781 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.13
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.78
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.86
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.29
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.40
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9593E #3E9EB9
analogous
#B93E60 #B9593E #B9963E
triadic
#B9593E #3EB959 #593EB9
tetradic
#B9593E #60B93E #3E9EB9 #963EB9
square
#B9593E #60B93E #3E9EB9 #963EB9
split-complementary
#B9593E #3EB996 #3E60B9
monochromatic
#5D2D1F #8B432F #B9593E #CC7E68 #DCA596
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.60
#B9593E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.56
#B9593E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9593E
4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9593E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9593E | 1.00 | 4.60 | 4.56 | 4.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#72683B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7D3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA4653
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9593e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 89, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.131 36.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48a74',
500: '#b9593e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9593e; $custom-light: #d48a74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9593e",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 89,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.171,
"s": 49.798,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57647,
"c": 0.13098,
"h": 36.6
},
"luminance": 0.17807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9593E
secondary
#8CBAC7
accent
#BBD94E
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B