#B34225#B34225

#B34225 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.153 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B34225
RGB	rgb(179, 66, 37)
HSL	hsl(12, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 79%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 79.3%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.68, 44.44, 40.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.68, 60.24, 42.47°)
OKLab	oklab(53.13% 0.125 0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(53.13% 0.153 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.8748, 13.6167, 3.2790)
Luminance	0.1361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B34225 #2596B3

analogous

#B3254F #B34225 #B38925

triadic

#B34225 #25B342 #4225B3

tetradic

#B34225 #4FB325 #2596B3 #8925B3

square

#B34225 #4FB325 #2596B3 #8925B3

split-complementary

#B34225 #25B389 #254FB3

monochromatic

#4E1D10 #802F1B #B34225 #D75D3E #E28871

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#B34225 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#B34225 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B34225

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B34225	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B34225	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)

#625721

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7121

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5253C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b34225;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 66, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.153 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27b62',
    500: '#b34225',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b34225;
$custom-light: #d27b62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b34225",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.254,
    "s": 65.741,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53133,
    "c": 0.15321,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B34225

secondary

#6BB5C8

accent

#C6E93F

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEEEA

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B34225

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

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