#B34B2E#B34B2E
#B34B2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.142 H 36.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B34B2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 75, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.1%, 74.3%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.38, 40.56, 37.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.38, 55.36, 42.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.45% 0.1147 0.0845) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.45% 0.142 36.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6018, 14.8160, 4.3065) |
| Luminance | 0.1481 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.09
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.49
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.26
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.51
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.79
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B34B2E #2E96B3
analogous
#B32E54 #B34B2E #B38E2E
triadic
#B34B2E #2EB34B #4B2EB3
tetradic
#B34B2E #54B32E #2E96B3 #8E2EB3
square
#B34B2E #54B32E #2E96B3 #8E2EB3
split-complementary
#B34B2E #2EB38E #2E54B3
monochromatic
#522215 #823721 #B34B2E #D16A4D #DE937E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.30
#B34B2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.96
#B34B2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B34B2E
5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B34B2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B34B2E | 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)
#685D2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81742B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C53445
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b34b2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 75, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.142 36.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d18168',
500: '#b34b2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b34b2e; $custom-light: #d18168; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b34b2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 75,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.083,
"s": 59.111,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54449,
"c": 0.14247,
"h": 36.4
},
"luminance": 0.14813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B34B2E
secondary
#76B5C6
accent
#C0E246
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A