#B14C2C#B14C2C
#B14C2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.140 H 37.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B14C2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 76, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 75%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 75.1%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.22, 39.21, 38.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.22, 54.95, 44.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.26% 0.1104 0.0859) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.26% 0.14 37.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1727, 14.7006, 4.1050) |
| Luminance | 0.1470 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.50
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.66
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.88
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.22
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.38
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B14C2C #2C91B1
analogous
#B12C4E #B14C2C #B18E2C
triadic
#B14C2C #2CB14C #4C2CB1
tetradic
#B14C2C #4EB12C #2C91B1 #8E2CB1
square
#B14C2C #4EB12C #2C91B1 #8E2CB1
split-complementary
#B14C2C #2CB18E #2C4EB1
monochromatic
#4F2214 #803720 #B14C2C #D26A49 #DE927A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.33
#B14C2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.94
#B14C2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B14C2C
5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B14C2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B14C2C | 1.00 | 5.33 | 3.94 | 5.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685D28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817329
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C23645
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b14c2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 76, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.140 37.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf8167',
500: '#b14c2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b14c2c; $custom-light: #cf8167; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b14c2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 76,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.436,
"s": 60.181,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54257,
"c": 0.13987,
"h": 37.9
},
"luminance": 0.14698
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B14C2C
secondary
#73B2C6
accent
#BDE344
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A