#B24538#B24538

#B24538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.145 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B24538
RGB	rgb(178, 69, 56)
HSL	hsl(6, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(6, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 68.5%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.25, 43.56, 30.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.25, 53.31, 35.19°)
OKLab	oklab(53.6% 0.1261 0.0713)
OKLCH	oklch(53.6% 0.145 29.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.2042, 14.0096, 5.3282)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B24538 #38A5B2

analogous

#B23868 #B24538 #B28238

triadic

#B24538 #38B245 #4538B2

tetradic

#B24538 #68B238 #38A5B2 #8238B2

square

#B24538 #68B238 #38A5B2 #8238B2

split-complementary

#B24538 #38B282 #3868B2

monochromatic

#55211B #833329 #B24538 #CC685C #DA938A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#B24538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#B24538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B24538

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B24538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B24538	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625A36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7135

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C32D42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b24538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 69, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.145 29.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d07d6f',
    500: '#b24538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b24538;
$custom-light: #d07d6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b24538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.393,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53599,
    "c": 0.14486,
    "h": 29.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B24538

secondary

#81BDC5

accent

#CCDC4C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEC

border

#D4C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B24538

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

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