#B74C30#B74C30
#B74C30 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.145 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B74C30 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 76, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 58%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 74%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 73.8%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.25, 41.67, 37.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.25, 56.22, 42.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.24% 0.1181 0.0848) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.24% 0.145 35.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6487, 15.4526, 4.5857) |
| Luminance | 0.1545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.54
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.24
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.86
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 7.10
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.31
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B74C30 #309BB7
analogous
#B73058 #B74C30 #B78F30
triadic
#B74C30 #30B74C #4C30B7
tetradic
#B74C30 #58B730 #309BB7 #8F30B7
square
#B74C30 #58B730 #309BB7 #8F30B7
split-complementary
#B74C30 #30B78F #3058B7
monochromatic
#562417 #873823 #B74C30 #D26D52 #DE9683
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.13
#B74C30 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#B74C30 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B74C30
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B74C30 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B74C30 | 1.00 | 5.13 | 4.09 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#695F2D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84762D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C93446
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b74c30; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 76, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.145 35.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4826a',
500: '#b74c30',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b74c30; $custom-light: #d4826a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b74c30",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 76,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.444,
"s": 58.442,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5524,
"c": 0.14542,
"h": 35.7
},
"luminance": 0.1545
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B74C30
secondary
#7BB8C8
accent
#C1E246
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160B06
muted
#847C7A