#B74B49#B74B49
#B74B49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.141 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B74B49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 75, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 43%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 60%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59%, 60.1%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.42, 43.63, 23.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.42, 49.59, 28.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.49% 0.129 0.057) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.49% 0.141 23.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2492, 15.5834, 8.0856) |
| Luminance | 0.1558 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.37
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.65
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.16
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.59
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.69
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B74B49 #49B5B7
analogous
#B7497E #B74B49 #B78249
triadic
#B74B49 #49B74B #4B49B7
tetradic
#B74B49 #7EB749 #49B5B7 #8249B7
square
#B74B49 #7EB749 #49B5B7 #8249B7
split-complementary
#B74B49 #49B782 #497EB7
monochromatic
#602726 #8C3937 #B74B49 #C87675 #DAA2A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.10
#B74B49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#B74B49 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B74B49
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B74B49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B74B49 | 1.00 | 5.10 | 4.12 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#666048
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817746
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8374B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b74b49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 75, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.141 23.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2817b',
500: '#b74b49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b74b49; $custom-light: #d2817b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b74b49",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 75,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.091,
"s": 43.307,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55488,
"c": 0.141,
"h": 23.9
},
"luminance": 0.1558
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B74B49
secondary
#95C6C6
accent
#D1D355
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFEE
border
#D4CAC9
text
#150B09
muted
#837C7B