#B24B2C#B24B2C
#B24B2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.142 H 37.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B24B2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 75, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.9%, 75.3%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.20, 40.09, 38.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.20, 55.59, 43.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.27% 0.113 0.0858) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.27% 0.142 37.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3330, 14.6818, 4.0929) |
| Luminance | 0.1468 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.59
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.04
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.00
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.06
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.56
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B24B2C #2C93B2
analogous
#B22C50 #B24B2C #B28E2C
triadic
#B24B2C #2CB24B #4B2CB2
tetradic
#B24B2C #50B22C #2C93B2 #8E2CB2
square
#B24B2C #50B22C #2C93B2 #8E2CB2
split-complementary
#B24B2C #2CB28E #2C50B2
monochromatic
#502214 #813620 #B24B2C #D26949 #DE917A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.34
#B24B2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.94
#B24B2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B24B2C
5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B24B2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B24B2C | 1.00 | 5.34 | 3.94 | 5.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675D28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817429
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C43444
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b24b2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 75, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.142 37.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d08067',
500: '#b24b2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b24b2c; $custom-light: #d08067; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b24b2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 75,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.881,
"s": 60.36,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5427,
"c": 0.14191,
"h": 37.2
},
"luminance": 0.14679
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B24B2C
secondary
#73B3C6
accent
#BFE444
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A