#B34C31#B34C31
#B34C31 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.141 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B34C31 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 76, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 57%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 73%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.5%, 72.6%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.60, 40.21, 36.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.60, 54.17, 42.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.63% 0.1142 0.0821) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.63% 0.141 35.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7314, 14.9772, 4.6517) |
| Luminance | 0.1497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.73
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.76
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.69
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.86
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.10
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B34C31 #3198B3
analogous
#B33157 #B34C31 #B38D31
triadic
#B34C31 #31B34C #4C31B3
tetradic
#B34C31 #57B331 #3198B3 #8D31B3
square
#B34C31 #57B331 #3198B3 #8D31B3
split-complementary
#B34C31 #31B38D #3157B3
monochromatic
#532317 #833824 #B34C31 #D06C52 #DD9582
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#B34C31 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#B34C31 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B34C31
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B34C31 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B34C31 | 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)
#685E2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81752E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C43646
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b34c31; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 76, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.141 35.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1816a',
500: '#b34c31',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b34c31; $custom-light: #d1816a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b34c31",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 76,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.462,
"s": 57.018,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54628,
"c": 0.14067,
"h": 35.7
},
"luminance": 0.14974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B34C31
secondary
#7AB6C6
accent
#C1E048
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A