#B34C2A#B34C2A
#B34C2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.143 H 38.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B34C2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 76, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 77%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.5%, 76.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.53, 39.89, 39.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.53, 56.47, 45.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.55% 0.1119 0.0884) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.55% 0.143 38.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5950, 14.9226, 3.9332) |
| Luminance | 0.1492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.04
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.79
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.74
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.76
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 6.23
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B34C2A #2A91B3
analogous
#B32A4C #B34C2A #B3912A
triadic
#B34C2A #2AB34C #4C2AB3
tetradic
#B34C2A #4CB32A #2A91B3 #912AB3
square
#B34C2A #4CB32A #2A91B3 #912AB3
split-complementary
#B34C2A #2AB391 #2A4CB3
monochromatic
#502213 #81371E #B34C2A #D46A46 #DF9278
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.27
#B34C2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.98
#B34C2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B34C2A
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B34C2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B34C2A | 1.00 | 5.27 | 3.98 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#695E26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827427
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C53545
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b34c2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 76, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.143 38.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d18165',
500: '#b34c2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b34c2a; $custom-light: #d18165; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b34c2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 76,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.891,
"s": 61.991,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54547,
"c": 0.14265,
"h": 38.3
},
"luminance": 0.1492
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B34C2A
secondary
#72B2C7
accent
#BDE543
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A