#B74C37#B74C37
#B74C37 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.144 H 32.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B74C37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 76, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 70%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 69.9%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.33, 42.02, 33.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.33, 54.03, 38.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.33% 0.1206 0.078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.33% 0.144 32.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8047, 15.5150, 5.4075) |
| Luminance | 0.1551 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.51
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.00
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 7.35
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 7.47
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.51
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B74C37 #37A2B7
analogous
#B73762 #B74C37 #B78C37
triadic
#B74C37 #37B74C #4C37B7
tetradic
#B74C37 #62B737 #37A2B7 #8C37B7
square
#B74C37 #62B737 #37A2B7 #8C37B7
split-complementary
#B74C37 #37B78C #3762B7
monochromatic
#59251B #883829 #B74C37 #CE705D #DC998C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#B74C37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#B74C37 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B74C37
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B74C37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B74C37 | 1.00 | 5.12 | 4.10 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#695F34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837734
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C93547
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b74c37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 76, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.144 32.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3826e',
500: '#b74c37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b74c37; $custom-light: #d3826e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b74c37",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 76,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.844,
"s": 53.782,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5533,
"c": 0.14358,
"h": 32.9
},
"luminance": 0.15512
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B74C37
secondary
#83BCC7
accent
#C5DD4B
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEC
border
#D4CAC7
text
#150B07
muted
#837C7A