#B24828#B24828

#B24828 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.146 H 37.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B24828
RGB	rgb(178, 72, 40)
HSL	hsl(14, 63%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(14, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.6%, 77.5%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.60, 41.38, 39.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.60, 57.54, 44.03°)
OKLab	oklab(53.8% 0.1162 0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(53.8% 0.146 37.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.0627, 14.2558, 3.6496)
Luminance	0.1425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B24828 #2892B2

analogous

#B2284D #B24828 #B28D28

triadic

#B24828 #28B248 #4828B2

tetradic

#B24828 #4DB228 #2892B2 #8D28B2

square

#B24828 #4DB228 #2892B2 #8D28B2

split-complementary

#B24828 #28B28D #284DB2

monochromatic

#4E2012 #80341D #B24828 #D56443 #E08D75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#B24828 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#B24828 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B24828

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B24828	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B24828	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665B24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807225

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C42F41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b24828;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 72, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.146 37.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d17f64',
    500: '#b24828',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b24828;
$custom-light: #d17f64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b24828",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.913,
    "s": 63.303,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53804,
    "c": 0.1458,
    "h": 37.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B24828

secondary

#6FB3C7

accent

#C0E641

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150A05

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B24828

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

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