#B24231#B24231

#B24231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.149 H 31.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B24231
RGB	rgb(178, 66, 49)
HSL	hsl(8, 57%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(8, 72%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.9%, 72.5%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.63, 44.58, 34.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.63, 56.09, 37.36°)
OKLab	oklab(53.11% 0.1279 0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(53.11% 0.149 31.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.8649, 13.5861, 4.4288)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B24231 #31A1B2

analogous

#B23161 #B24231 #B28331

triadic

#B24231 #31B242 #4231B2

tetradic

#B24231 #61B231 #31A1B2 #8331B2

square

#B24231 #61B231 #31A1B2 #8331B2

split-complementary

#B24231 #31B283 #3161B2

monochromatic

#521E17 #823024 #B24231 #CF6251 #DC8D81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#B24231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#B24231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B24231

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B24231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B24231	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61582F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D702E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C4273F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b24231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 66, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.149 31.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d07b6a',
    500: '#b24231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b24231;
$custom-light: #d07b6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b24231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.907,
    "s": 56.828,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53108,
    "c": 0.14942,
    "h": 31.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13583
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B24231

secondary

#79BBC5

accent

#CCE048

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B24231

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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