#B74B28#B74B28
#B74B28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.148 H 37.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B74B28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 75, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 64%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 78%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59%, 78.1%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.98, 41.82, 41.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.98, 59.04, 44.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.01% 0.1171 0.0913) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.01% 0.148 37.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4299, 15.2557, 3.7706) |
| Luminance | 0.1525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 3.78
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.30
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.51
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.94
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.27
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B74B28 #2894B7
analogous
#B7284C #B74B28 #B79228
triadic
#B74B28 #28B74B #4B28B7
tetradic
#B74B28 #4CB728 #2894B7 #9228B7
square
#B74B28 #4CB728 #2894B7 #9228B7
split-complementary
#B74B28 #28B792 #284CB7
monochromatic
#532212 #85361D #B74B28 #D66946 #E19278
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.18
#B74B28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.05
#B74B28 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B74B28
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B74B28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B74B28 | 1.00 | 5.18 | 4.05 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#695E23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847624
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C93244
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b74b28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 75, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.148 37.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48164',
500: '#b74b28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b74b28; $custom-light: #d48164; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b74b28",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 75,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.685,
"s": 64.126,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55013,
"c": 0.14849,
"h": 37.9
},
"luminance": 0.15253
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B74B28
secondary
#72B4C9
accent
#BEE741
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160A05
muted
#847C7A