#B34E2D#B34E2D
#B34E2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.140 H 38.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B34E2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 78, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 74.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.94, 39.03, 38.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.94, 55.06, 44.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.87% 0.1098 0.0867) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.87% 0.14 38.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7906, 15.2248, 4.2733) |
| Luminance | 0.1522 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.56
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.76
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.01
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.27
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 6.46
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B34E2D #2D92B3
analogous
#B32D4F #B34E2D #B3912D
triadic
#B34E2D #2DB34E #4E2DB3
tetradic
#B34E2D #4FB32D #2D92B3 #912DB3
square
#B34E2D #4FB32D #2D92B3 #912DB3
split-complementary
#B34E2D #2DB391 #2D4FB3
monochromatic
#512314 #823921 #B34E2D #D26C4B #DE947C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.19
#B34E2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.04
#B34E2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B34E2D
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B34E2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B34E2D | 1.00 | 5.19 | 4.04 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A5F29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83752A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C53847
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b34e2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 78, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.140 38.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d18268',
500: '#b34e2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b34e2d; $custom-light: #d18268; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b34e2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 78,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.776,
"s": 59.821,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5487,
"c": 0.13993,
"h": 38.3
},
"luminance": 0.15222
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B34E2D
secondary
#75B3C7
accent
#BCE345
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A