#B24D4E#B24D4E
#B24D4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.132 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B24D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 77, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 57%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.7%, 56.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.08, 41.23, 19.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.08, 45.81, 25.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.1% 0.1227 0.0491) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.1% 0.132 21.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3910, 15.3255, 8.9852) |
| Luminance | 0.1532 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 1.78
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.98
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.86
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 6.13
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.54
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B24D4E #4DB2B1
analogous
#B24D80 #B24D4E #B27F4D
triadic
#B24D4E #4EB24D #4D4EB2
tetradic
#B24D4E #80B24D #4DB2B1 #7F4DB2
square
#B24D4E #80B24D #4DB2B1 #7F4DB2
split-complementary
#B24D4E #4DB27F #4D80B2
monochromatic
#5D2829 #873B3B #B24D4E #C47878 #D7A2A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.17
#B24D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.06
#B24D4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B24D4E
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B24D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B24D4E | 1.00 | 5.17 | 4.06 | 5.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#65604D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E754C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C23C4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b24d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 77, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.132 21.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce827f',
500: '#b24d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b24d4e; $custom-light: #ce827f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b24d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 77,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.406,
"s": 39.608,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55099,
"c": 0.1322,
"h": 21.8
},
"luminance": 0.15323
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B24D4E
secondary
#97C4C4
accent
#CFCE58
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAEFEE
border
#D3CAC9
text
#150B0A
muted
#837C7C