#B24642#B24642

#B24642 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.142 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B24642
RGB	rgb(178, 70, 66)
HSL	hsl(2, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(2, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.7%, 62.9%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.58, 43.71, 25.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.58, 50.46, 29.98°)
OKLab	oklab(53.9% 0.1285 0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(53.9% 0.142 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.5356, 14.2415, 6.7680)
Luminance	0.1424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B24642 #42AEB2

analogous

#B24276 #B24642 #B27E42

triadic

#B24642 #42B246 #4642B2

tetradic

#B24642 #76B242 #42AEB2 #7E42B2

square

#B24642 #76B242 #42AEB2 #7E42B2

split-complementary

#B24642 #42B27E #4276B2

monochromatic

#592321 #853431 #B24642 #C86D6A #D89996

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#B24642 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#B24642 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B24642

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B24642	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B24642	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625B41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D723F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C33146

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b24642;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 70, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.142 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7e76',
    500: '#b24642',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b24642;
$custom-light: #cf7e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b24642",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.143,
    "s": 45.902,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53898,
    "c": 0.14195,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B24642

secondary

#8CC2C4

accent

#D1D652

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEEED

border

#D4C9C8

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B24642

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

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