#B34A4F#B34A4F
#B34A4F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.137 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B34A4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 74, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 42%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 59%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 55.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.70, 43.13, 18.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.70, 47.09, 23.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.85% 0.1288 0.0467) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.85% 0.137 19.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4524, 15.0485, 9.1179) |
| Luminance | 0.1505 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 1.22
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.28
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.07
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.34
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 5.82
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B34A4F #4AB3AE
analogous
#B34A84 #B34A4F #B37A4A
triadic
#B34A4F #4FB34A #4A4FB3
tetradic
#B34A4F #84B34A #4AB3AE #7A4AB3
square
#B34A4F #84B34A #4AB3AE #7A4AB3
split-complementary
#B34A4F #4AB37A #4A84B3
monochromatic
#5C2629 #88383C #B34A4F #C67478 #D8A0A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.24
#B34A4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.01
#B34A4F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B34A4F
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B34A4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B34A4F | 1.00 | 5.24 | 4.01 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#635F4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D744D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3384C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b34a4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 74, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.137 19.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf8180',
500: '#b34a4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b34a4f; $custom-light: #cf8180; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b34a4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 74,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.143,
"s": 41.502,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54853,
"c": 0.13696,
"h": 19.9
},
"luminance": 0.15046
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B34A4F
secondary
#94C4C2
accent
#D1CB56
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAEFEE
border
#D3CAC9
text
#150A0A
muted
#837C7C