#B24C2E#B24C2E
#B24C2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.140 H 37.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B24C2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 76, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.3%, 74.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.41, 39.69, 37.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.41, 54.72, 43.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.44% 0.1121 0.0845) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.44% 0.14 37) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4398, 14.8339, 4.3185) |
| Luminance | 0.1483 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.96
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.10
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.36
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.37
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.81
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B24C2E #2E94B2
analogous
#B22E52 #B24C2E #B28E2E
triadic
#B24C2E #2EB24C #4C2EB2
tetradic
#B24C2E #52B22E #2E94B2 #8E2EB2
square
#B24C2E #52B22E #2E94B2 #8E2EB2
split-complementary
#B24C2E #2EB28E #2E52B2
monochromatic
#512215 #813721 #B24C2E #D16A4C #DD937D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.29
#B24C2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.97
#B24C2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B24C2E
5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B24C2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B24C2E | 1.00 | 5.29 | 3.97 | 5.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685D2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81742B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C33646
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b24c2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 76, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.140 37.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d08168',
500: '#b24c2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b24c2e; $custom-light: #d08168; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b24c2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 76,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.636,
"s": 58.929,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54436,
"c": 0.1404,
"h": 37
},
"luminance": 0.14831
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B24C2E
secondary
#76B4C6
accent
#BFE246
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A