#B74C32#B74C32
#B74C32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.145 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B74C32 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 76, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 57%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 73%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 72.7%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.27, 41.77, 36.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.27, 55.58, 41.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.26% 0.1188 0.0829) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.26% 0.145 34.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6909, 15.4695, 4.8080) |
| Luminance | 0.1547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.07
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.56
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.88
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 7.07
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 7.38
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B74C32 #329DB7
analogous
#B7325A #B74C32 #B78E32
triadic
#B74C32 #32B74C #4C32B7
tetradic
#B74C32 #5AB732 #329DB7 #8E32B7
square
#B74C32 #5AB732 #329DB7 #8E32B7
split-complementary
#B74C32 #32B78E #325AB7
monochromatic
#572418 #873825 #B74C32 #D16E56 #DE9786
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.13
#B74C32 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#B74C32 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B74C32
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B74C32 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B74C32 | 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)
#695F2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84762F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C93446
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b74c32; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 76, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.145 34.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4826b',
500: '#b74c32',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b74c32; $custom-light: #d4826b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b74c32",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 76,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.729,
"s": 57.082,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55264,
"c": 0.14488,
"h": 34.9
},
"luminance": 0.15466
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B74C32
secondary
#7DB9C7
accent
#C2E047
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160B07
muted
#847C7A