#B24C4E#B24C4E
#B24C4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.133 H 21.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B24C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 76, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 57%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.3%, 56.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.89, 41.72, 19.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.89, 46.14, 25.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.96% 0.1243 0.0486) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.96% 0.133 21.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3215, 15.1866, 8.9621) |
| Luminance | 0.1518 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 1.58
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.99
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.97
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.86
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.39
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B24C4E #4CB2B0
analogous
#B24C81 #B24C4E #B27D4C
triadic
#B24C4E #4EB24C #4C4EB2
tetradic
#B24C4E #81B24C #4CB2B0 #7D4CB2
square
#B24C4E #81B24C #4CB2B0 #7D4CB2
split-complementary
#B24C4E #4CB27D #4C81B2
monochromatic
#5C2728 #873A3B #B24C4E #C57678 #D7A1A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.20
#B24C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.04
#B24C4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B24C4E
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B24C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B24C4E | 1.00 | 5.20 | 4.04 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645F4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E754C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C23B4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b24c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 76, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.133 21.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce827f',
500: '#b24c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b24c4e; $custom-light: #ce827f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b24c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 76,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.824,
"s": 40.157,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54957,
"c": 0.13342,
"h": 21.3
},
"luminance": 0.15184
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B24C4E
secondary
#96C4C3
accent
#D0CE58
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAEFEE
border
#D3CAC9
text
#150B0A
muted
#837C7C