#B14A2A#B14A2A
#B14A2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.142 H 37.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B14A2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 74, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 76.3%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.82, 40.11, 39.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.82, 56.03, 44.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.95% 0.1128 0.0867) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.95% 0.142 37.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0003, 14.4147, 3.8665) |
| Luminance | 0.1441 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.25
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.84
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.54
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.72
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.41
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B14A2A #2A91B1
analogous
#B12A4E #B14A2A #B18D2A
triadic
#B14A2A #2AB14A #4A2AB1
tetradic
#B14A2A #4EB12A #2A91B1 #8D2AB1
square
#B14A2A #4EB12A #2A91B1 #8D2AB1
split-complementary
#B14A2A #2AB18D #2A4EB1
monochromatic
#4E2113 #80351E #B14A2A #D36745 #DF8F77
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.41
#B14A2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.88
#B14A2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B14A2A
5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B14A2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B14A2A | 1.00 | 5.41 | 3.88 | 5.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675C26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807327
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C33343
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b14a2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 74, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.142 37.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d08065',
500: '#b14a2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b14a2a; $custom-light: #d08065; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b14a2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 74,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.222,
"s": 61.644,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53948,
"c": 0.14229,
"h": 37.6
},
"luminance": 0.14412
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B14A2A
secondary
#70B2C6
accent
#BEE543
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A