#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
RGBrgb(178, 74, 42)
HSLhsl(14, 62%, 43%)
HSVhsv(14, 76%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58.4%, 76.4%, 30.2%)
CIE-LABlab(44.99, 40.49, 39.35)
CIE-LCHlch(44.99, 56.46, 44.18°)
OKLaboklab(54.11% 0.1139 0.0872)
OKLCHoklch(54.11% 0.143 37.4)
XYZxyz(21.2290, 14.5326, 3.8772)
Luminance0.1453 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

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
##B24A2A1.005.383.915.38
#FFFFFF5.381.0021.001.00
#0000003.9121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.381.0021.001.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #B24A2A

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#B24A2A Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva