#B34C2E#B34C2E
#B34C2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.142 H 36.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B34C2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 76, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.5%, 74.3%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.57, 40.07, 37.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.57, 55.15, 43.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.59% 0.1132 0.0849) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.59% 0.142 36.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6702, 14.9527, 4.3293) |
| Luminance | 0.1495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.96
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.27
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.42
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.47
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.75
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 7.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B34C2E #2E95B3
analogous
#B32E53 #B34C2E #B38F2E
triadic
#B34C2E #2EB34C #4C2EB3
tetradic
#B34C2E #53B32E #2E95B3 #8F2EB3
square
#B34C2E #53B32E #2E95B3 #8F2EB3
split-complementary
#B34C2E #2EB38F #2E53B3
monochromatic
#522315 #823721 #B34C2E #D16B4D #DE937E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#B34C2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#B34C2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B34C2E
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B34C2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B34C2E | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685E2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82742B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C53546
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b34c2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 76, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.142 36.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d18168',
500: '#b34c2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b34c2e; $custom-light: #d18168; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b34c2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 76,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.534,
"s": 59.111,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54592,
"c": 0.14152,
"h": 36.9
},
"luminance": 0.1495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B34C2E
secondary
#76B4C6
accent
#BFE246
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A