#B24950#B24950
#B24950 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.137 H 18.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B24950 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 73, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 42%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 59%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59%, 55.1%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.38, 43.34, 17.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.38, 46.85, 22.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.58% 0.1296 0.0442) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.58% 0.137 18.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1925, 14.8120, 9.2782) |
| Luminance | 0.1481 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 1.66
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 4.44
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.78
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 5.16
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.95
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B24950 #49B2AB
analogous
#B24985 #B24950 #B27749
triadic
#B24950 #50B249 #4950B2
tetradic
#B24950 #85B249 #49B2AB #7749B2
square
#B24950 #85B249 #49B2AB #7749B2
split-complementary
#B24950 #49B277 #4985B2
monochromatic
#5B2529 #87373C #B24950 #C57378 #D79EA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.30
#B24950 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.96
#B24950 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B24950
5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B24950 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B24950 | 1.00 | 5.30 | 3.96 | 5.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#625E50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C744E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2384C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b24950; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 73, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.137 18.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce8081',
500: '#b24950',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b24950; $custom-light: #ce8081; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b24950",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 73,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356,
"s": 41.833,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54583,
"c": 0.13698,
"h": 18.8
},
"luminance": 0.14809
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B24950
secondary
#93C4C1
accent
#D2C956
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAEFEE
border
#D3CAC9
text
#150A0A
muted
#837C7C