#B74249#B74249
#B74249 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.151 H 20.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B74249 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 66, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 47%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 64%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 60.1%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.87, 47.77, 21.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.87, 52.40, 24.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.32% 0.142 0.0524) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.32% 0.151 20.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6814, 14.4478, 7.8964) |
| Luminance | 0.1444 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 1.51
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.05
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.47
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.88
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.87
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B74249 #42B7B0
analogous
#B74284 #B74249 #B77642
triadic
#B74249 #49B742 #4249B7
tetradic
#B74249 #84B742 #42B7B0 #7642B7
square
#B74249 #84B742 #42B7B0 #7642B7
split-complementary
#B74249 #42B776 #4284B7
monochromatic
#5D2225 #8A3237 #B74249 #CA6C72 #DA999D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.40
#B74249 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.89
#B74249 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B74249
5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B74249 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B74249 | 1.00 | 5.40 | 3.89 | 5.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605B48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7346
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C82A45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b74249; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 66, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.151 20.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d37c7b',
500: '#b74249',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b74249; $custom-light: #d37c7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b74249",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 66,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.41,
"s": 46.988,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54319,
"c": 0.15136,
"h": 20.3
},
"luminance": 0.14445
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B74249
secondary
#8FC6C3
accent
#D7CF51
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEEEE
border
#D4C9C9
text
#150A09
muted
#837C7B