#B34A2C#B34A2C
#B34A2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.144 H 36.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B34A2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 74, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 75.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.17, 40.95, 38.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.17, 56.24, 43.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.29% 0.1156 0.0858) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.29% 0.144 36.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4960, 14.6660, 4.0813) |
| Luminance | 0.1466 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.72
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.42
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.94
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.15
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.69
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B34A2C #2C95B3
analogous
#B32C51 #B34A2C #B38D2C
triadic
#B34A2C #2CB34A #4A2CB3
tetradic
#B34A2C #51B32C #2C95B3 #8D2CB3
square
#B34A2C #51B32C #2C95B3 #8D2CB3
split-complementary
#B34A2C #2CB38D #2C51B3
monochromatic
#512114 #823620 #B34A2C #D2684A #DF917B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.34
#B34A2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.93
#B34A2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B34A2C
5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B34A2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B34A2C | 1.00 | 5.34 | 3.93 | 5.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675C28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817429
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C53244
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b34a2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 74, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.144 36.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d18067',
500: '#b34a2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b34a2c; $custom-light: #d18067; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b34a2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 74,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.333,
"s": 60.538,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54285,
"c": 0.14397,
"h": 36.6
},
"luminance": 0.14663
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B34A2C
secondary
#74B4C7
accent
#C0E444
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A