#B74D4E#B74D4E
#B74D4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.138 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B74D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 77, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 42%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 58%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.9%, 57.4%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.88, 43.05, 21.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.88, 47.97, 26.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.86% 0.1279 0.0519) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.86% 0.138 22.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5595, 15.9280, 9.0400) |
| Luminance | 0.1593 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 1.50
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.67
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.11
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.48
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.73
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B74D4E #4DB7B6
analogous
#B74D83 #B74D4E #B7814D
triadic
#B74D4E #4EB74D #4D4EB7
tetradic
#B74D4E #83B74D #4DB7B6 #814DB7
square
#B74D4E #83B74D #4DB7B6 #814DB7
split-complementary
#B74D4E #4DB781 #4D83B7
monochromatic
#622828 #8E393A #B74D4E #C97979 #DAA4A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.02
#B74D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.18
#B74D4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B74D4E
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B74D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B74D4E | 1.00 | 5.02 | 4.18 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#67614D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81784C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C83B4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b74d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 77, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.138 22.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2837f',
500: '#b74d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b74d4e; $custom-light: #d2837f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b74d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 77,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.434,
"s": 42.4,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55862,
"c": 0.13805,
"h": 22.1
},
"luminance": 0.15925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B74D4E
secondary
#98C7C7
accent
#D2D156
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFEE
border
#D4CAC9
text
#150B0A
muted
#837C7C