#B74E37#B74E37
#B74E37 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.142 H 33.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B74E37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 78, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 70%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.4%, 69.9%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.70, 41.05, 34.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.70, 53.55, 39.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.61% 0.1176 0.0789) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.61% 0.142 33.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9447, 15.7949, 5.4542) |
| Luminance | 0.1579 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.10
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.68
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.08
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 7.14
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.67
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B74E37 #37A0B7
analogous
#B73760 #B74E37 #B78E37
triadic
#B74E37 #37B74E #4E37B7
tetradic
#B74E37 #60B737 #37A0B7 #8E37B7
square
#B74E37 #60B737 #37A0B7 #8E37B7
split-complementary
#B74E37 #37B78E #3760B7
monochromatic
#59261B #883A29 #B74E37 #CE715D #DC9A8C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.05
#B74E37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.16
#B74E37 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B74E37
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B74E37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B74E37 | 1.00 | 5.05 | 4.16 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A6034
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847734
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C93849
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b74e37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 78, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.142 33.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3836e',
500: '#b74e37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b74e37; $custom-light: #d3836e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b74e37",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 78,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.781,
"s": 53.782,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55612,
"c": 0.14158,
"h": 33.9
},
"luminance": 0.15792
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B74E37
secondary
#83BBC7
accent
#C3DD4B
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEC
border
#D4CAC7
text
#150B07
muted
#837C7A