#B34223#B34223

#B34223 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.154 H 35.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B34223
RGB	rgb(179, 66, 35)
HSL	hsl(13, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(13, 80%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 80.4%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.66, 44.37, 41.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.66, 60.87, 43.21°)
OKLab	oklab(53.11% 0.1245 0.0901)
OKLCH	oklch(53.11% 0.154 35.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.8443, 13.6045, 3.1181)
Luminance	0.1360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B34223 #2394B3

analogous

#B3234C #B34223 #B38A23

triadic

#B34223 #23B342 #4223B3

tetradic

#B34223 #4CB323 #2394B3 #8A23B3

square

#B34223 #4CB323 #2394B3 #8A23B3

split-complementary

#B34223 #23B38A #234CB3

monochromatic

#4D1C0F #802F19 #B34223 #D95D3B #E3876E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#B34223 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#B34223 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B34223

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B34223	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B34223	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62571E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E711E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5243C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b34223;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 66, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.154 35.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27b60',
    500: '#b34223',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b34223;
$custom-light: #d27b60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b34223",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.917,
    "s": 67.29,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53114,
    "c": 0.15366,
    "h": 35.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B34223

secondary

#69B4C9

accent

#C5EA3E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEEEA

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B34223

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

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