#B14427#B14427

#B14427 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.149 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B14427
RGB	rgb(177, 68, 39)
HSL	hsl(13, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(13, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 78%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.70, 42.86, 39.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.70, 58.31, 42.69°)
OKLab	oklab(53.09% 0.1207 0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(53.09% 0.149 35.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.5670, 13.6307, 3.4671)
Luminance	0.1363 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B14427 #2794B1

analogous

#B1274F #B14427 #B18927

triadic

#B14427 #27B144 #4427B1

tetradic

#B14427 #4FB127 #2794B1 #8927B1

square

#B14427 #4FB127 #2794B1 #8927B1

split-complementary

#B14427 #27B189 #274FB1

monochromatic

#4D1D11 #7F311C #B14427 #D55F40 #E08972

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#B14427 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#B14427 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B14427

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B14427	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B14427	1.00	5.64	3.73	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635823

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7023

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3293E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b14427;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 68, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.149 35.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d07c63',
    500: '#b14427',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b14427;
$custom-light: #d07c63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b14427",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.609,
    "s": 63.889,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53089,
    "c": 0.1487,
    "h": 35.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13628
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B14427

secondary

#6DB4C7

accent

#C4E741

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A05

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B14427

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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