#B34222#B34222

#B34222 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.154 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B34222
RGB	rgb(179, 66, 34)
HSL	hsl(13, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(13, 81%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 81%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.65, 44.33, 42.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.65, 61.18, 43.57°)
OKLab	oklab(53.11% 0.1242 0.0909)
OKLCH	oklch(53.11% 0.154 36.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.8297, 13.5986, 3.0410)
Luminance	0.1360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B34222 #2293B3

analogous

#B3224B #B34222 #B38B22

triadic

#B34222 #22B342 #4222B3

tetradic

#B34222 #4BB322 #2293B3 #8B22B3

square

#B34222 #4BB322 #2293B3 #8B22B3

split-complementary

#B34222 #22B38B #224BB3

monochromatic

#4C1C0E #802F18 #B34222 #D95C39 #E3876C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#B34222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#B34222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B34222

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B34222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B34222	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62571D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E711D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5243C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b34222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 66, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.154 36.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27b60',
    500: '#b34222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b34222;
$custom-light: #d27b60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b34222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.241,
    "s": 68.075,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53105,
    "c": 0.15388,
    "h": 36.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B34222

secondary

#68B4C9

accent

#C5EB3D

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEEE9

border

#D5C9C5

text

#160A05

muted

#847C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B34222

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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