#B34B40#B34B40
#B34B40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.138 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B34B40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 75, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 47%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 64%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.1%, 64.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.62, 41.55, 27.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.62, 49.97, 33.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.71% 0.1213 0.0657) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.71% 0.138 28.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0340, 14.9888, 6.5823) |
| Luminance | 0.1499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.39
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.71
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.33
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.68
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.73
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 7.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B34B40 #40A8B3
analogous
#B3406F #B34B40 #B38440
triadic
#B34B40 #40B34B #4B40B3
tetradic
#B34B40 #6FB340 #40A8B3 #8440B3
square
#B34B40 #6FB340 #40A8B3 #8440B3
split-complementary
#B34B40 #40B384 #406FB3
monochromatic
#592520 #863830 #B34B40 #C97167 #D99B94
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.25
#B34B40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#B34B40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B34B40
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B34B40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B34B40 | 1.00 | 5.25 | 4.00 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#665E3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80743D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C43749
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b34b40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 75, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.138 28.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d08175',
500: '#b34b40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b34b40; $custom-light: #d08175; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b34b40",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 75,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.739,
"s": 47.325,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54705,
"c": 0.13793,
"h": 28.5
},
"luminance": 0.14986
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B34B40
secondary
#8ABFC4
accent
#CAD751
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFED
border
#D4CAC8
text
#150B08
muted
#837C7B