#B34B2A#B34B2A
#B34B2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.144 H 37.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B34B2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 75, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 77%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.1%, 76.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.34, 40.38, 39.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.34, 56.68, 44.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.4% 0.1134 0.088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.4% 0.144 37.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5266, 14.7859, 3.9105) |
| Luminance | 0.1478 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.12
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.97
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.74
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.01
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.03
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B34B2A #2A92B3
analogous
#B32A4D #B34B2A #B38F2A
triadic
#B34B2A #2AB34B #4B2AB3
tetradic
#B34B2A #4DB32A #2A92B3 #8F2AB3
square
#B34B2A #4DB32A #2A92B3 #8F2AB3
split-complementary
#B34B2A #2AB38F #2A4DB3
monochromatic
#502113 #81361E #B34B2A #D46946 #DF9178
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.31
#B34B2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.96
#B34B2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B34B2A
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B34B2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B34B2A | 1.00 | 5.31 | 3.96 | 5.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685D26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817427
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C53344
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b34b2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 75, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.144 37.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d18165',
500: '#b34b2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b34b2a; $custom-light: #d18165; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b34b2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 75,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.453,
"s": 61.991,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54404,
"c": 0.14357,
"h": 37.8
},
"luminance": 0.14783
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B34B2A
secondary
#72B3C7
accent
#BEE543
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A