#B24221#B24221
#B24221 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.153 H 36.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B24221 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 66, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 69%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 81%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.9%, 81.5%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.47, 43.93, 42.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.47, 61.08, 44.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.93% 0.1229 0.0912) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.93% 0.153 36.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5851, 13.4742, 2.9554) |
| Luminance | 0.1347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 3.48
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 3.88
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 4.43
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 5.59
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.70
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B24221 #2191B2
analogous
#B22149 #B24221 #B28B21
triadic
#B24221 #21B242 #4221B2
tetradic
#B24221 #49B221 #2191B2 #8B21B2
square
#B24221 #49B221 #2191B2 #8B21B2
split-complementary
#B24221 #21B28B #2149B2
monochromatic
#4B1C0E #7E2F17 #B24221 #DA5C36 #E3866A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#B24221 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.69
#B24221 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B24221
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B24221 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B24221 | 1.00 | 5.68 | 3.69 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#62571C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E701C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4243B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b24221; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 66, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.153 36.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d17b5f',
500: '#b24221',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b24221; $custom-light: #d17b5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b24221",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 66,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.655,
"s": 68.72,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52932,
"c": 0.15303,
"h": 36.6
},
"luminance": 0.13471
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B24221
secondary
#66B3C9
accent
#C4EC3C
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEEE9
border
#D5C9C5
text
#160A05
muted
#847C79