#B95E42#B95E42
#B95E42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.125 H 37.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B95E42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 94, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 47%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 64%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.2%, 64.3%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.35, 34.34, 32.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.35, 47.35, 43.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.5% 0.0986 0.0766) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.5% 0.125 37.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9958, 18.7159, 7.4494) |
| Luminance | 0.1871 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.75
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.77
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.96
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.01
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.22
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B95E42 #429DB9
analogous
#B94262 #B95E42 #B99A42
triadic
#B95E42 #42B95E #5E42B9
tetradic
#B95E42 #62B942 #429DB9 #9A42B9
square
#B95E42 #62B942 #429DB9 #9A42B9
split-complementary
#B95E42 #42B99A #4262B9
monochromatic
#5F3022 #8C4732 #B95E42 #CB836D #DBAA9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.43
#B95E42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.74
#B95E42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B95E42
4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B95E42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B95E42 | 1.00 | 4.43 | 4.74 | 4.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766C3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7F40
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA4D57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b95e42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 94, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.125 37.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38d77',
500: '#b95e42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b95e42; $custom-light: #d38d77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b95e42",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 94,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.118,
"s": 47.41,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58495,
"c": 0.12485,
"h": 37.8
},
"luminance": 0.18713
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B95E42
secondary
#90BAC7
accent
#B7D751
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B