#B34A2D#B34A2D
#B34A2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.144 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B34A2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 74, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 74.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.18, 41.00, 38.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.18, 55.91, 42.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.3% 0.1159 0.0849) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.3% 0.144 36.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5151, 14.6736, 4.1815) |
| Luminance | 0.1467 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.98
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.56
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.02
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.36
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.60
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B34A2D #2D96B3
analogous
#B32D53 #B34A2D #B38D2D
triadic
#B34A2D #2DB34A #4A2DB3
tetradic
#B34A2D #53B32D #2D96B3 #8D2DB3
square
#B34A2D #53B32D #2D96B3 #8D2DB3
split-complementary
#B34A2D #2DB38D #2D53B3
monochromatic
#512214 #823621 #B34A2D #D2684B #DE917C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.34
#B34A2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.93
#B34A2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B34A2D
5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B34A2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B34A2D | 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)
#675C29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81742A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C53244
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b34a2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 74, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.144 36.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d18067',
500: '#b34a2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b34a2d; $custom-light: #d18067; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b34a2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 74,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.985,
"s": 59.821,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54296,
"c": 0.14369,
"h": 36.2
},
"luminance": 0.14671
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B34A2D
secondary
#75B5C7
accent
#C1E345
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A