#B14D4F#B14D4F
#B14D4F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.131 H 21.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B14D4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 77, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 56%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.5%, 55.4%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.94, 40.95, 19.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.94, 45.20, 25.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.97% 0.1221 0.0473) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.97% 0.131 21.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1984, 15.2220, 9.1648) |
| Luminance | 0.1522 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 1.80
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.31
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.26
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.74
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.19
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B14D4F #4DB1AF
analogous
#B14D81 #B14D4F #B17D4D
triadic
#B14D4F #4FB14D #4D4FB1
tetradic
#B14D4F #81B14D #4DB1AF #7D4DB1
square
#B14D4F #81B14D #4DB1AF #7D4DB1
split-complementary
#B14D4F #4DB17D #4D81B1
monochromatic
#5C2829 #863A3C #B14D4F #C47779 #D6A2A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.19
#B14D4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.04
#B14D4F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B14D4F
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B14D4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B14D4F | 1.00 | 5.19 | 4.04 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#65604E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E754D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C13D4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b14d4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 77, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.131 21.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd8280',
500: '#b14d4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b14d4f; $custom-light: #cd8280; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b14d4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 77,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.8,
"s": 39.37,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54968,
"c": 0.13093,
"h": 21.2
},
"luminance": 0.15219
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B14D4F
secondary
#96C4C3
accent
#CFCD59
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAEFEE
border
#D3CAC9
text
#140B0A
muted
#837C7C