#B34B2C#B34B2C
#B34B2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.143 H 37.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B34B2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 75, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.1%, 75.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.36, 40.47, 38.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.36, 56.02, 43.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.43% 0.1141 0.0863) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.43% 0.143 37.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5633, 14.8006, 4.1037) |
| Luminance | 0.1480 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.59
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.21
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.11
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.12
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.50
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B34B2C #2C94B3
analogous
#B32C50 #B34B2C #B38E2C
triadic
#B34B2C #2CB34B #4B2CB3
tetradic
#B34B2C #50B32C #2C94B3 #8E2CB3
square
#B34B2C #50B32C #2C94B3 #8E2CB3
split-complementary
#B34B2C #2CB38E #2C50B3
monochromatic
#512214 #823620 #B34B2C #D2694A #DF927B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.30
#B34B2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.96
#B34B2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B34B2C
5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B34B2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B34B2C | 1.00 | 5.30 | 3.96 | 5.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685D28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817429
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C53444
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b34b2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 75, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.143 37.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d18167',
500: '#b34b2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b34b2c; $custom-light: #d18167; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b34b2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 75,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.778,
"s": 60.538,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54426,
"c": 0.14303,
"h": 37.1
},
"luminance": 0.14798
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B34B2C
secondary
#74B4C7
accent
#BFE444
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A