#B34738#B34738

#B34738 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.144 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B34738
RGB	rgb(179, 71, 56)
HSL	hsl(7, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(7, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 68.7%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.77, 42.99, 31.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.77, 53.23, 36.13°)
OKLab	oklab(54.03% 0.1242 0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(54.03% 0.144 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.5596, 14.3786, 5.3807)
Luminance	0.1438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B34738 #38A4B3

analogous

#B33866 #B34738 #B38438

triadic

#B34738 #38B347 #4738B3

tetradic

#B34738 #66B338 #38A4B3 #8438B3

square

#B34738 #66B338 #38A4B3 #8438B3

split-complementary

#B34738 #38B384 #3866B3

monochromatic

#56221B #843529 #B34738 #CC6A5C #DB958B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#B34738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#B34738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B34738

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B34738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B34738	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645B36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7335

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C43044

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b34738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 71, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.144 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d07e6f',
    500: '#b34738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b34738;
$custom-light: #d07e6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b34738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.317,
    "s": 52.34,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54027,
    "c": 0.14392,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14376
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B34738

secondary

#82BDC5

accent

#CADC4C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEC

border

#D4C9C7

text

#150A07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B34738

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

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