#B14B2C#B14B2C
#B14B2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.141 H 37.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B14B2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 75, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 75%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.6%, 75.1%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.03, 39.71, 38.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.03, 55.16, 43.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.11% 0.1119 0.0854) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.11% 0.141 37.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1043, 14.5639, 4.0822) |
| Luminance | 0.1456 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.60
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.88
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.90
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.02
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.63
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B14B2C #2C92B1
analogous
#B12C4F #B14B2C #B18D2C
triadic
#B14B2C #2CB14B #4B2CB1
tetradic
#B14B2C #4FB12C #2C92B1 #8D2CB1
square
#B14B2C #4FB12C #2C92B1 #8D2CB1
split-complementary
#B14B2C #2CB18D #2C4FB1
monochromatic
#4F2114 #803620 #B14B2C #D26949 #DE917A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.37
#B14B2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.91
#B14B2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B14B2C
5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B14B2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B14B2C | 1.00 | 5.37 | 3.91 | 5.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675C28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807329
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C23444
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b14b2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 75, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.141 37.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf8067',
500: '#b14b2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b14b2c; $custom-light: #cf8067; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b14b2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 75,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.985,
"s": 60.181,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54113,
"c": 0.1408,
"h": 37.3
},
"luminance": 0.14561
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B14B2C
secondary
#73B3C6
accent
#BEE344
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A