#B14D4E#B14D4E
#B14D4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.131 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B14D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 77, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 56%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.5%, 55.9%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.92, 40.86, 19.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.92, 45.37, 25.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.95% 0.1217 0.0486) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.95% 0.131 21.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1623, 15.2076, 8.9745) |
| Luminance | 0.1520 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 1.90
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.08
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.03
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 6.09
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.49
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B14D4E #4DB1B0
analogous
#B14D80 #B14D4E #B17E4D
triadic
#B14D4E #4EB14D #4D4EB1
tetradic
#B14D4E #80B14D #4DB1B0 #7E4DB1
square
#B14D4E #80B14D #4DB1B0 #7E4DB1
split-complementary
#B14D4E #4DB17E #4D80B1
monochromatic
#5C2828 #863A3B #B14D4E #C47778 #D6A2A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.20
#B14D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.04
#B14D4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B14D4E
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B14D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B14D4E | 1.00 | 5.20 | 4.04 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#65604D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E754C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C13C4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b14d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 77, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.131 21.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd827f',
500: '#b14d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b14d4e; $custom-light: #cd827f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b14d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 77,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.4,
"s": 39.37,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54947,
"c": 0.13103,
"h": 21.8
},
"luminance": 0.15205
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B14D4E
secondary
#96C4C3
accent
#CFCE59
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAEFEE
border
#D3CAC9
text
#140B0A
muted
#837C7C