#B74C2D#B74C2D
#B74C2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.146 H 36.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B74C2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 76, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 61%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 75%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 75.4%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.22, 41.54, 39.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.22, 57.19, 43.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.21% 0.1172 0.0875) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.21% 0.146 36.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5889, 15.4287, 4.2707) |
| Luminance | 0.1543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.81
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.83
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.30
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.64
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.74
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 7.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B74C2D #2D98B7
analogous
#B72D53 #B74C2D #B7912D
triadic
#B74C2D #2DB74C #4C2DB7
tetradic
#B74C2D #53B72D #2D98B7 #912DB7
square
#B74C2D #53B72D #2D98B7 #912DB7
split-complementary
#B74C2D #2DB791 #2D53B7
monochromatic
#552315 #863821 #B74C2D #D36C4E #DF957F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.14
#B74C2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#B74C2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B74C2D
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B74C2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B74C2D | 1.00 | 5.14 | 4.09 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A5F29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84762A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C93445
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b74c2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 76, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.146 36.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48268',
500: '#b74c2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b74c2d; $custom-light: #d48268; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b74c2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 76,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.478,
"s": 60.526,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55205,
"c": 0.14623,
"h": 36.8
},
"luminance": 0.15426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B74C2D
secondary
#78B6C8
accent
#C0E444
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160B06
muted
#847C7A