#B14937#B14937

#B14937 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.140 H 31.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B14937
RGB	rgb(177, 73, 55)
HSL	hsl(9, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(9, 69%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 68.9%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.79, 41.24, 31.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.79, 52.13, 37.72°)
OKLab	oklab(53.97% 0.1188 0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(53.97% 0.14 31.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.2057, 14.3908, 5.2747)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B14937 #379FB1

analogous

#B13762 #B14937 #B18637

triadic

#B14937 #37B149 #4937B1

tetradic

#B14937 #62B137 #379FB1 #8637B1

square

#B14937 #62B137 #379FB1 #8637B1

split-complementary

#B14937 #37B186 #3762B1

monochromatic

#54221A #823628 #B14937 #CC6A5A #DA9488

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#B14937 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#B14937 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B14937

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B14937	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B14937	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655C35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7234

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C23345

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b14937;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 73, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.140 31.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7f6e',
    500: '#b14937',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b14937;
$custom-light: #cf7f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b14937",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.852,
    "s": 52.586,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53972,
    "c": 0.13981,
    "h": 31.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B14937

secondary

#80BAC4

accent

#C7DC4C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEC

border

#D4C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B14937

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

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