#B24959#B24959
#B24959 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.137 H 13.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B24959 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 73, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 42%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 59%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59%, 50%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.57, 44.13, 12.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.57, 45.89, 15.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.79% 0.1333 0.032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.79% 0.137 13.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5475, 14.9540, 11.1483) |
| Luminance | 0.1495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 1.41
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 3.46
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.29
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.30
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 5.10
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B24959 #49B2A2
analogous
#B2498E #B24959 #B26E49
triadic
#B24959 #59B249 #4959B2
tetradic
#B24959 #8EB249 #49B2A2 #6E49B2
square
#B24959 #8EB249 #49B2A2 #6E49B2
split-complementary
#B24959 #49B26E #498EB2
monochromatic
#5B252E #873743 #B24959 #C5737F #D79EA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#B24959 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#B24959 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B24959
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B24959 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B24959 | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605F59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B7457
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C13A4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b24959; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 73, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.137 13.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce8087',
500: '#b24959',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b24959; $custom-light: #ce8087; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b24959",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 73,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.857,
"s": 41.833,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54794,
"c": 0.13707,
"h": 13.5
},
"luminance": 0.14951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B24959
secondary
#93C4BC
accent
#D2BF56
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FAEFEF
border
#D3CACA
text
#140A0B
muted
#837C7C