#B34D4F#B34D4F
#B34D4F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.133 H 21.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B34D4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 77, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 57%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57%, 55.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.26, 41.68, 19.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.26, 46.06, 25.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.27% 0.1242 0.0484) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.27% 0.133 21.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6574, 15.4587, 9.1863) |
| Luminance | 0.1546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 1.53
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.13
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.94
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.83
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.38
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B34D4F #4DB3B1
analogous
#B34D82 #B34D4F #B37E4D
triadic
#B34D4F #4FB34D #4D4FB3
tetradic
#B34D4F #82B34D #4DB3B1 #7E4DB3
square
#B34D4F #82B34D #4DB3B1 #7E4DB3
split-complementary
#B34D4F #4DB37E #4D82B3
monochromatic
#5E2829 #893A3C #B34D4F #C57879 #D8A3A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.13
#B34D4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#B34D4F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B34D4F
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B34D4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B34D4F | 1.00 | 5.13 | 4.09 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#65604E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F764D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C33C4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b34d4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 77, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.133 21.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf8280',
500: '#b34d4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b34d4f; $custom-light: #cf8280; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b34d4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 77,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.824,
"s": 40.157,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55272,
"c": 0.13328,
"h": 21.3
},
"luminance": 0.15456
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B34D4F
secondary
#97C5C4
accent
#D0CE58
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAEFEE
border
#D3CAC9
text
#150B0A
muted
#837C7C