#B34D2E#B34D2E
#B34D2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.141 H 37.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B34D2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 77, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57%, 74.3%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.76, 39.57, 38.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.76, 54.93, 43.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.74% 0.1117 0.0854) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.74% 0.141 37.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7396, 15.0916, 4.3524) |
| Luminance | 0.1509 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.85
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.07
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.44
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.50
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.61
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B34D2E #2E94B3
analogous
#B32E52 #B34D2E #B3902E
triadic
#B34D2E #2EB34D #4D2EB3
tetradic
#B34D2E #52B32E #2E94B3 #902EB3
square
#B34D2E #52B32E #2E94B3 #902EB3
split-complementary
#B34D2E #2EB390 #2E52B3
monochromatic
#522315 #823821 #B34D2E #D16C4D #DE947E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.23
#B34D2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.02
#B34D2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B34D2E
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B34D2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B34D2E | 1.00 | 5.23 | 4.02 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#695E2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82752B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C53746
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b34d2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 77, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.141 37.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d18268',
500: '#b34d2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b34d2e; $custom-light: #d18268; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b34d2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 77,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.985,
"s": 59.111,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54736,
"c": 0.14058,
"h": 37.4
},
"luminance": 0.15089
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B34D2E
secondary
#76B4C6
accent
#BEE246
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A