#B34D40#B34D40
#B34D40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.136 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B34D40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 77, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 47%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 64%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57%, 64.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.99, 40.58, 28.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.99, 49.42, 34.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.99% 0.1182 0.0668) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.99% 0.136 29.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1717, 15.2644, 6.6283) |
| Luminance | 0.1526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.05
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.10
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.89
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.52
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.70
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B34D40 #40A6B3
analogous
#B3406C #B34D40 #B38740
triadic
#B34D40 #40B34D #4D40B3
tetradic
#B34D40 #6CB340 #40A6B3 #8740B3
square
#B34D40 #6CB340 #40A6B3 #8740B3
split-complementary
#B34D40 #40B387 #406CB3
monochromatic
#592620 #863A30 #B34D40 #C97267 #D99C94
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.18
#B34D40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.05
#B34D40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B34D40
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B34D40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B34D40 | 1.00 | 5.18 | 4.05 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675F3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81753E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4394A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b34d40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 77, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.136 29.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d08275',
500: '#b34d40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b34d40; $custom-light: #d08275; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b34d40",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 77,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.783,
"s": 47.325,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54989,
"c": 0.13576,
"h": 29.5
},
"luminance": 0.15262
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B34D40
secondary
#8ABEC4
accent
#C8D751
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFED
border
#D4CAC8
text
#150B08
muted
#837C7B