#B74B2E#B74B2E
#B74B2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.147 H 35.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B74B2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 75, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 60%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 75%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59%, 74.9%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.04, 42.06, 38.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.04, 57.09, 42.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.08% 0.119 0.0862) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.08% 0.147 35.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5400, 15.2997, 4.3505) |
| Luminance | 0.1530 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.16
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.14
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.54
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.82
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.96
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 7.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B74B2E #2E9AB7
analogous
#B72E55 #B74B2E #B7902E
triadic
#B74B2E #2EB74B #4B2EB7
tetradic
#B74B2E #55B72E #2E9AB7 #902EB7
square
#B74B2E #55B72E #2E9AB7 #902EB7
split-complementary
#B74B2E #2EB790 #2E55B7
monochromatic
#552315 #863722 #B74B2E #D36B4F #DF9480
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.17
#B74B2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.06
#B74B2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B74B2E
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B74B2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B74B2E | 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)
#695E2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83762B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C93245
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b74b2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 75, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.147 35.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48168',
500: '#b74b2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b74b2e; $custom-light: #d48168; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b74b2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 75,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.701,
"s": 59.825,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55077,
"c": 0.14691,
"h": 35.9
},
"luminance": 0.15297
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B74B2E
secondary
#79B7C8
accent
#C2E345
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160B06
muted
#847C7A