#B74E38#B74E38
#B74E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.141 H 33.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B74E38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 78, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 53%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 69%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.4%, 69.4%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.72, 41.10, 33.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.72, 53.24, 39.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.63% 0.1179 0.0779) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.63% 0.141 33.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9689, 15.8046, 5.5817) |
| Luminance | 0.1580 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.84
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.41
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.29
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 7.42
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.45
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 7.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B74E38 #38A1B7
analogous
#B73861 #B74E38 #B78E38
triadic
#B74E38 #38B74E #4E38B7
tetradic
#B74E38 #61B738 #38A1B7 #8E38B7
square
#B74E38 #61B738 #38A1B7 #8E38B7
split-complementary
#B74E38 #38B78E #3861B7
monochromatic
#59261B #883A2A #B74E38 #CE725E #DC9B8D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.05
#B74E38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.16
#B74E38 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B74E38
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B74E38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B74E38 | 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)
#6A6035
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847735
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C93849
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b74e38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 78, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.141 33.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3836f',
500: '#b74e38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b74e38; $custom-light: #d3836f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b74e38",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 78,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.394,
"s": 53.138,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55626,
"c": 0.14131,
"h": 33.4
},
"luminance": 0.15802
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B74E38
secondary
#84BBC7
accent
#C3DD4B
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEC
border
#D4CAC7
text
#150B07
muted
#837C7A