#B24B2A#B24B2A
#B24B2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.142 H 37.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B24B2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 75, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.9%, 76.4%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.17, 40.00, 39.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.17, 56.25, 44.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.25% 0.1124 0.0876) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.25% 0.142 37.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2963, 14.6672, 3.8997) |
| Luminance | 0.1466 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.13
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.80
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.63
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.98
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.08
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B24B2A #2A91B2
analogous
#B22A4D #B24B2A #B28F2A
triadic
#B24B2A #2AB24B #4B2AB2
tetradic
#B24B2A #4DB22A #2A91B2 #8F2AB2
square
#B24B2A #4DB22A #2A91B2 #8F2AB2
split-complementary
#B24B2A #2AB28F #2A4DB2
monochromatic
#4F2113 #80361E #B24B2A #D36846 #DF9177
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.34
#B24B2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.93
#B24B2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B24B2A
5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B24B2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B24B2A | 1.00 | 5.34 | 3.93 | 5.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685D26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817427
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C43444
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b24b2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 75, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.142 37.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d08065',
500: '#b24b2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b24b2a; $custom-light: #d08065; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b24b2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 75,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.559,
"s": 61.818,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54248,
"c": 0.14247,
"h": 37.9
},
"luminance": 0.14664
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B24B2A
secondary
#71B2C7
accent
#BEE543
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A