#B14A2B#B14A2B
#B14A2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.142 H 37.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B14A2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 74, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 75.7%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.83, 40.15, 38.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.83, 55.70, 43.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.96% 0.1131 0.0859) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.96% 0.142 37.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0185, 14.4219, 3.9619) |
| Luminance | 0.1442 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.49
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.97
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.74
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.77
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.54
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B14A2B #2B92B1
analogous
#B12B4F #B14A2B #B18D2B
triadic
#B14A2B #2BB14A #4A2BB1
tetradic
#B14A2B #4FB12B #2B92B1 #8D2BB1
square
#B14A2B #4FB12B #2B92B1 #8D2BB1
split-complementary
#B14A2B #2BB18D #2B4FB1
monochromatic
#4F2113 #80351F #B14A2B #D26747 #DE9078
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.41
#B14A2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.88
#B14A2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B14A2B
5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B14A2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B14A2B | 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)
#665C27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807328
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C23343
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b14a2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 74, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.142 37.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d08066',
500: '#b14a2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b14a2b; $custom-light: #d08066; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b14a2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 74,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.881,
"s": 60.909,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53959,
"c": 0.14202,
"h": 37.2
},
"luminance": 0.14419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B14A2B
secondary
#72B3C6
accent
#BFE444
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A