#B14738#B14738

#B14738 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.142 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B14738
RGB	rgb(177, 71, 56)
HSL	hsl(7, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(7, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.9%, 68.4%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.44, 42.25, 30.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.44, 52.35, 36.18°)
OKLab	oklab(53.71% 0.1221 0.0717)
OKLCH	oklch(53.71% 0.142 30.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.1006, 14.1419, 5.3592)
Luminance	0.1414 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B14738 #38A2B1

analogous

#B13865 #B14738 #B18338

triadic

#B14738 #38B147 #4738B1

tetradic

#B14738 #65B138 #38A2B1 #8338B1

square

#B14738 #65B138 #38A2B1 #8338B1

split-complementary

#B14738 #38B183 #3865B1

monochromatic

#54221B #833429 #B14738 #CB695B #DA948A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#B14738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#B14738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B14738

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B14738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B14738	1.00	5.49	3.83	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7235

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C23044

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b14738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 71, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.142 30.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7e6f',
    500: '#b14738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b14738;
$custom-light: #cf7e6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b14738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.438,
    "s": 51.931,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5371,
    "c": 0.14164,
    "h": 30.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B14738

secondary

#81BCC4

accent

#CADB4C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEC

border

#D4C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B14738

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

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