#B34D2C#B34D2C
#B34D2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.141 H 38.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B34D2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 77, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57%, 75.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.74, 39.48, 39.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.74, 55.60, 44.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.71% 0.1111 0.0871) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.71% 0.141 38.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7011, 15.0762, 4.1496) |
| Luminance | 0.1507 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.41
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.82
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.00
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.09
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 6.47
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B34D2C #2C92B3
analogous
#B32C4E #B34D2C #B3902C
triadic
#B34D2C #2CB34D #4D2CB3
tetradic
#B34D2C #4EB32C #2C92B3 #902CB3
square
#B34D2C #4EB32C #2C92B3 #902CB3
split-complementary
#B34D2C #2CB390 #2C4EB3
monochromatic
#512314 #823820 #B34D2C #D26B4A #DF937B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.23
#B34D2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.01
#B34D2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B34D2C
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B34D2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B34D2C | 1.00 | 5.23 | 4.01 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#695E28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827529
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C53646
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b34d2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 77, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.141 38.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d18267',
500: '#b34d2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b34d2c; $custom-light: #d18267; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b34d2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 77,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.667,
"s": 60.538,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54713,
"c": 0.14116,
"h": 38.1
},
"luminance": 0.15073
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B34D2C
secondary
#74B3C7
accent
#BDE444
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A