#B34940#B34940

#B34940 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.140 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B34940
RGB	rgb(179, 73, 64)
HSL	hsl(5, 47%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(5, 64%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.2%, 64.2%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.25, 42.52, 27.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.25, 50.52, 32.69°)
OKLab	oklab(54.43% 0.1243 0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(54.43% 0.14 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.9004, 14.7218, 6.5378)
Luminance	0.1472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B34940 #40AAB3

analogous

#B34070 #B34940 #B38340

triadic

#B34940 #40B349 #4940B3

tetradic

#B34940 #70B340 #40AAB3 #8340B3

square

#B34940 #70B340 #40AAB3 #8340B3

split-complementary

#B34940 #40B383 #4070B3

monochromatic

#592420 #863730 #B34940 #C96F67 #D99A94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#B34940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#B34940 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B34940

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B34940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B34940	1.00	5.32	3.94	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645D3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F743D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C43447

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b34940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 73, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.140 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d08075',
    500: '#b34940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b34940;
$custom-light: #d08075;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b34940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.696,
    "s": 47.325,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54427,
    "c": 0.14011,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14719
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B34940

secondary

#8AC0C4

accent

#CCD751

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFED

border

#D4CAC8

text

#150A08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B34940

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

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