#B24C2C#B24C2C
#B24C2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.141 H 37.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B24C2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 76, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.3%, 75.3%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.38, 39.60, 38.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.38, 55.38, 44.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.41% 0.1115 0.0863) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.41% 0.141 37.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4013, 14.8185, 4.1157) |
| Luminance | 0.1482 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.48
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.83
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.98
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.26
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.31
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B24C2C #2C92B2
analogous
#B22C4F #B24C2C #B28F2C
triadic
#B24C2C #2CB24C #4C2CB2
tetradic
#B24C2C #4FB22C #2C92B2 #8F2CB2
square
#B24C2C #4FB22C #2C92B2 #8F2CB2
split-complementary
#B24C2C #2CB28F #2C4FB2
monochromatic
#502214 #813720 #B24C2C #D26A49 #DE927A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.30
#B24C2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.96
#B24C2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B24C2C
5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B24C2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B24C2C | 1.00 | 5.30 | 3.96 | 5.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685D28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817429
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C43545
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b24c2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 76, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.141 37.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d08167',
500: '#b24c2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b24c2c; $custom-light: #d08167; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b24c2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 76,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.328,
"s": 60.36,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54413,
"c": 0.14098,
"h": 37.7
},
"luminance": 0.14816
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B24C2C
secondary
#73B3C6
accent
#BDE444
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A