#B34D4E#B34D4E
#B34D4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.133 H 21.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B34D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 77, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 57%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57%, 56.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.24, 41.60, 20.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.24, 46.24, 25.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.25% 0.1238 0.0497) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.25% 0.133 21.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6213, 15.4443, 8.9960) |
| Luminance | 0.1544 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 1.67
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.90
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.70
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 6.18
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.32
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B34D4E #4DB3B2
analogous
#B34D81 #B34D4E #B37F4D
triadic
#B34D4E #4EB34D #4D4EB3
tetradic
#B34D4E #81B34D #4DB3B2 #7F4DB3
square
#B34D4E #81B34D #4DB3B2 #7F4DB3
split-complementary
#B34D4E #4DB37F #4D81B3
monochromatic
#5E2829 #893A3B #B34D4E #C57879 #D8A3A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.14
#B34D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#B34D4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B34D4E
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B34D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B34D4E | 1.00 | 5.14 | 4.09 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#65604D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F764C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C33C4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b34d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 77, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.133 21.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf827f',
500: '#b34d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b34d4e; $custom-light: #cf827f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b34d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 77,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.412,
"s": 40.157,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55251,
"c": 0.13338,
"h": 21.9
},
"luminance": 0.15442
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B34D4E
secondary
#97C5C4
accent
#D0CF58
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAEFEE
border
#D3CAC9
text
#150B0A
muted
#837C7C