#B24937#B24937

#B24937 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.141 H 31.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B24937
RGB	rgb(178, 73, 55)
HSL	hsl(9, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(9, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59%, 69.1%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.95, 41.61, 32.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.95, 52.57, 37.68°)
OKLab	oklab(54.13% 0.1198 0.0742)
OKLCH	oklch(54.13% 0.141 31.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.4343, 14.5087, 5.2855)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B24937 #37A0B2

analogous

#B23763 #B24937 #B28637

triadic

#B24937 #37B249 #4937B2

tetradic

#B24937 #63B237 #37A0B2 #8637B2

square

#B24937 #63B237 #37A0B2 #8637B2

split-complementary

#B24937 #37B286 #3763B2

monochromatic

#54231A #833629 #B24937 #CC6B5A #DB9589

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#B24937 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#B24937 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B24937

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B24937	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B24937	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655C35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7334

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C33345

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b24937;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 73, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.141 31.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d07f6e',
    500: '#b24937',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b24937;
$custom-light: #d07f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b24937",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.78,
    "s": 52.79,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54129,
    "c": 0.14095,
    "h": 31.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B24937

secondary

#80BBC5

accent

#C7DC4C

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBEFEC

border

#D4CAC7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B24937

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

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