#B74D2E#B74D2E
#B74D2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.145 H 36.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B74D2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 77, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 60%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 75%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.9%, 74.9%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.41, 41.10, 38.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.41, 56.65, 43.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.36% 0.116 0.0871) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.36% 0.145 36.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6778, 15.5753, 4.3964) |
| Luminance | 0.1557 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.95
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.79
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.31
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.88
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.91
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 7.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B74D2E #2E98B7
analogous
#B72E53 #B74D2E #B7922E
triadic
#B74D2E #2EB74D #4D2EB7
tetradic
#B74D2E #53B72E #2E98B7 #922EB7
square
#B74D2E #53B72E #2E98B7 #922EB7
split-complementary
#B74D2E #2EB792 #2E53B7
monochromatic
#552415 #863822 #B74D2E #D36D4F #DF9680
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.10
#B74D2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.11
#B74D2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B74D2E
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B74D2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B74D2E | 1.00 | 5.10 | 4.11 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A5F2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84772B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C93546
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b74d2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 77, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.145 36.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48268',
500: '#b74d2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b74d2e; $custom-light: #d48268; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b74d2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 77,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.577,
"s": 59.825,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55357,
"c": 0.14502,
"h": 36.9
},
"luminance": 0.15572
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B74D2E
secondary
#79B6C8
accent
#BFE345
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160B06
muted
#847C7A