#B34D49#B34D49
#B34D49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.134 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B34D49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 77, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 42%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 59%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57%, 59.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.14, 41.21, 23.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.14, 47.23, 29.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.15% 0.1218 0.056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.15% 0.134 24.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4488, 15.3753, 8.0876) |
| Luminance | 0.1537 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.96
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.15
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.80
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.04
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.20
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B34D49 #49AFB3
analogous
#B3497A #B34D49 #B38249
triadic
#B34D49 #49B34D #4D49B3
tetradic
#B34D49 #7AB349 #49AFB3 #8249B3
square
#B34D49 #7AB349 #49AFB3 #8249B3
split-complementary
#B34D49 #49B382 #497AB3
monochromatic
#5C2826 #883A37 #B34D49 #C67673 #D8A19F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.15
#B34D49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.07
#B34D49 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B34D49
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B34D49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B34D49 | 1.00 | 5.15 | 4.07 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#666048
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807547
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C33B4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b34d49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 77, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.134 24.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf827b',
500: '#b34d49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b34d49; $custom-light: #cf827b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b34d49",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 77,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.264,
"s": 42.063,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55151,
"c": 0.13402,
"h": 24.7
},
"luminance": 0.15372
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B34D49
secondary
#93C3C4
accent
#CDD256
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAEFEE
border
#D3CAC9
text
#150B09
muted
#837C7B