#B84249#B84249
#B84249 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.152 H 20.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B84249 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 66, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 47%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 64%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.1%, 60.3%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.04, 48.11, 21.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.04, 52.82, 24.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.48% 0.143 0.053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.48% 0.152 20.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9201, 14.5709, 7.9076) |
| Luminance | 0.1457 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 1.43
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.95
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.31
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.84
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.94
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B84249 #42B8B1
analogous
#B84284 #B84249 #B87642
triadic
#B84249 #49B842 #4249B8
tetradic
#B84249 #84B842 #42B8B1 #7642B8
square
#B84249 #84B842 #42B8B1 #7642B8
split-complementary
#B84249 #42B876 #4284B8
monochromatic
#5E2225 #8B3237 #B84249 #CB6D72 #DB9A9E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.37
#B84249 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.91
#B84249 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B84249
5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B84249 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B84249 | 1.00 | 5.37 | 3.91 | 5.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605B48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7446
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C92A45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b84249; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 66, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.152 20.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d47c7b',
500: '#b84249',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b84249; $custom-light: #d47c7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b84249",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 66,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.441,
"s": 47.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54481,
"c": 0.15246,
"h": 20.3
},
"luminance": 0.14568
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B84249
secondary
#8FC7C3
accent
#D7CF51
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEEEE
border
#D4C9C9
text
#150A09
muted
#837C7B