#B24A2C#B24A2C
#B24A2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.143 H 36.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B24A2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 74, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.4%, 75.3%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.01, 40.58, 38.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.01, 55.81, 43.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.13% 0.1145 0.0854) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.13% 0.143 36.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2657, 14.5472, 4.0705) |
| Luminance | 0.1454 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.72
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.26
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.88
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.04
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.56
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B24A2C #2C94B2
analogous
#B22C51 #B24A2C #B28D2C
triadic
#B24A2C #2CB24A #4A2CB2
tetradic
#B24A2C #51B22C #2C94B2 #8D2CB2
square
#B24A2C #51B22C #2C94B2 #8D2CB2
split-complementary
#B24A2C #2CB28D #2C51B2
monochromatic
#502114 #813620 #B24A2C #D26849 #DE917A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.37
#B24A2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.91
#B24A2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B24A2C
5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B24A2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B24A2C | 1.00 | 5.37 | 3.91 | 5.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675C28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807329
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C43344
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b24a2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 74, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.143 36.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d08067',
500: '#b24a2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b24a2c; $custom-light: #d08067; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b24a2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 74,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.433,
"s": 60.36,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54127,
"c": 0.14285,
"h": 36.7
},
"luminance": 0.14544
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B24A2C
secondary
#73B4C6
accent
#C0E444
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A