#B24A2A#B24A2A
#B24A2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.143 H 37.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B24A2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 74, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.4%, 76.4%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.99, 40.49, 39.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.99, 56.46, 44.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.11% 0.1139 0.0872) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.11% 0.143 37.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2290, 14.5326, 3.8772) |
| Luminance | 0.1453 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.24
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.01
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.65
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.77
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.33
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B24A2A #2A92B2
analogous
#B22A4E #B24A2A #B28E2A
triadic
#B24A2A #2AB24A #4A2AB2
tetradic
#B24A2A #4EB22A #2A92B2 #8E2AB2
square
#B24A2A #4EB22A #2A92B2 #8E2AB2
split-complementary
#B24A2A #2AB28E #2A4EB2
monochromatic
#4F2113 #80351E #B24A2A #D36746 #DF9077
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.38
#B24A2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.91
#B24A2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B24A2A
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B24A2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B24A2A | 1.00 | 5.38 | 3.91 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675C26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807327
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C43243
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b24a2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 74, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.143 37.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d08065',
500: '#b24a2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b24a2a; $custom-light: #d08065; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b24a2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 74,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.118,
"s": 61.818,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54105,
"c": 0.1434,
"h": 37.4
},
"luminance": 0.1453
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B24A2A
secondary
#71B3C7
accent
#BFE543
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A