#B34A2E#B34A2E

#B34A2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.143 H 35.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B34A2E
RGB	rgb(179, 74, 46)
HSL	hsl(13, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(13, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 74.3%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.19, 41.04, 37.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.19, 55.58, 42.40°)
OKLab	oklab(54.31% 0.1162 0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(54.31% 0.143 35.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.5345, 14.6814, 4.2841)
Luminance	0.1468 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B34A2E #2E97B3

analogous

#B32E54 #B34A2E #B38D2E

triadic

#B34A2E #2EB34A #4A2EB3

tetradic

#B34A2E #54B32E #2E97B3 #8D2EB3

square

#B34A2E #54B32E #2E97B3 #8D2EB3

split-complementary

#B34A2E #2EB38D #2E54B3

monochromatic

#522215 #823621 #B34A2E #D1694D #DE927E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#B34A2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#B34A2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B34A2E

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B34A2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B34A2E	1.00	5.34	3.94	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675C2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81742B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C53244

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b34a2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 74, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.143 35.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d18068',
    500: '#b34a2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b34a2e;
$custom-light: #d18068;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b34a2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.632,
    "s": 59.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54308,
    "c": 0.14342,
    "h": 35.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B34A2E

secondary

#76B6C6

accent

#C1E246

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBEFEB

border

#D4CAC6

text

#150A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B34A2E

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

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