#B34A45#B34A45
#B34A45 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.138 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B34A45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 74, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 61.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.52, 42.38, 24.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.52, 49.03, 30.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.65% 0.1247 0.0593) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.65% 0.138 25.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1154, 14.9137, 7.3431) |
| Luminance | 0.1491 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.49
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.41
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.44
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.53
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.55
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B34A45 #45AEB3
analogous
#B34577 #B34A45 #B38145
triadic
#B34A45 #45B34A #4A45B3
tetradic
#B34A45 #77B345 #45AEB3 #8145B3
square
#B34A45 #77B345 #45AEB3 #8145B3
split-complementary
#B34A45 #45B381 #4577B3
monochromatic
#5B2523 #873834 #B34A45 #C7726E #D89D9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.27
#B34A45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.98
#B34A45 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B34A45
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B34A45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B34A45 | 1.00 | 5.27 | 3.98 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645E44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7442
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4364A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b34a45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 74, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.138 25.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d08078',
500: '#b34a45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b34a45; $custom-light: #d08078; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b34a45",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 74,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.727,
"s": 44.355,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54654,
"c": 0.13811,
"h": 25.4
},
"luminance": 0.14911
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B34A45
secondary
#8FC2C4
accent
#CED454
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFED
border
#D4CAC8
text
#150A09
muted
#837C7B