#B34227#B34227

#B34227 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.153 H 34.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B34227
RGB	rgb(179, 66, 39)
HSL	hsl(12, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(12, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 78.2%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.70, 44.51, 39.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.70, 59.61, 41.69°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% 0.1256 0.0869)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.153 34.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.9071, 13.6296, 3.4489)
Luminance	0.1363 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B34227 #2798B3

analogous

#B32752 #B34227 #B38827

triadic

#B34227 #27B342 #4227B3

tetradic

#B34227 #52B327 #2798B3 #8827B3

square

#B34227 #52B327 #2798B3 #8827B3

split-complementary

#B34227 #27B388 #2752B3

monochromatic

#4E1D11 #812F1C #B34227 #D65E41 #E18974

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#B34227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#B34227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B34227

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B34227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B34227	1.00	5.64	3.73	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625823

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7123

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5253D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b34227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 66, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.153 34.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27b63',
    500: '#b34227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b34227;
$custom-light: #d27b63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b34227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.571,
    "s": 64.22,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53153,
    "c": 0.15276,
    "h": 34.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B34227

secondary

#6EB7C8

accent

#C7E741

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEEEA

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B34227

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

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