#B74A2A#B74A2A
#B74A2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.149 H 36.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B74A2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 74, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 63%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 77%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.6%, 77%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.82, 42.37, 40.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.82, 58.60, 43.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.9% 0.1192 0.0893) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.9% 0.149 36.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3975, 15.1351, 3.9320) |
| Luminance | 0.1513 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.31
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.84
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.05
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.12
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.25
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B74A2A #2A97B7
analogous
#B72A51 #B74A2A #B7912A
triadic
#B74A2A #2AB74A #4A2AB7
tetradic
#B74A2A #51B72A #2A97B7 #912AB7
square
#B74A2A #51B72A #2A97B7 #912AB7
split-complementary
#B74A2A #2AB791 #2A51B7
monochromatic
#532213 #85361F #B74A2A #D56949 #E1927B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.22
#B74A2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.03
#B74A2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B74A2A
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B74A2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B74A2A | 1.00 | 5.22 | 4.03 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685D26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837626
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C93043
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b74a2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 74, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.149 36.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48065',
500: '#b74a2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b74a2a; $custom-light: #d48065; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b74a2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 74,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.617,
"s": 62.667,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54895,
"c": 0.1489,
"h": 36.8
},
"luminance": 0.15132
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B74A2A
secondary
#74B6C9
accent
#C1E642
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160A06
muted
#847C7A