#B24223#B24223
#B24223 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.153 H 36.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B24223 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 66, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 80%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.9%, 80.3%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.49, 44.00, 41.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.49, 60.45, 43.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.95% 0.1234 0.0897) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.95% 0.153 36) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6140, 13.4857, 3.1073) |
| Luminance | 0.1348 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 3.96
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 3.98
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 4.84
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.46
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 5.69
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B24223 #2393B2
analogous
#B2234C #B24223 #B28A23
triadic
#B24223 #23B242 #4223B2
tetradic
#B24223 #4CB223 #2393B2 #8A23B2
square
#B24223 #4CB223 #2393B2 #8A23B2
split-complementary
#B24223 #23B28A #234CB2
monochromatic
#4C1C0F #7F2F19 #B24223 #D85C3A #E2876D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#B24223 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.70
#B24223 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B24223
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B24223 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B24223 | 1.00 | 5.68 | 3.70 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#62571E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D701F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4253C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b24223; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 66, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.153 36.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d17b60',
500: '#b24223',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b24223; $custom-light: #d17b60; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b24223",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 66,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.007,
"s": 67.136,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5295,
"c": 0.15258,
"h": 36
},
"luminance": 0.13483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B24223
secondary
#68B4C9
accent
#C5EA3E
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEEEA
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160A05
muted
#847C79