#B74D38#B74D38
#B74D38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.142 H 33.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B74D38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 77, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 53%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 69%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.9%, 69.4%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.53, 41.59, 33.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.53, 53.48, 38.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.48% 0.1194 0.0774) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.48% 0.142 33) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8984, 15.6636, 5.5582) |
| Luminance | 0.1566 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.53
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.06
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.40
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.50
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 7.53
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B74D38 #38A2B7
analogous
#B73863 #B74D38 #B78D38
triadic
#B74D38 #38B74D #4D38B7
tetradic
#B74D38 #63B738 #38A2B7 #8D38B7
square
#B74D38 #63B738 #38A2B7 #8D38B7
split-complementary
#B74D38 #38B78D #3863B7
monochromatic
#59261B #88392A #B74D38 #CE715E #DC9A8D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.08
#B74D38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#B74D38 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B74D38
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B74D38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B74D38 | 1.00 | 5.08 | 4.13 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#696035
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837735
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C93748
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b74d38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 77, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.142 33.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3826f',
500: '#b74d38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b74d38; $custom-light: #d3826f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b74d38",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 77,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.921,
"s": 53.138,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55484,
"c": 0.14231,
"h": 33
},
"luminance": 0.15661
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B74D38
secondary
#84BCC7
accent
#C5DD4B
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEC
border
#D4CAC7
text
#150B07
muted
#837C7A