#B34E31#B34E31
#B34E31 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.139 H 36.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B34E31 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 78, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 57%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 73%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 72.6%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.98, 39.22, 36.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.98, 53.73, 43.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.92% 0.1112 0.083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.92% 0.139 36.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8713, 15.2571, 4.6983) |
| Luminance | 0.1525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.32
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.47
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.99
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.01
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 7.03
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 7.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B34E31 #3196B3
analogous
#B33155 #B34E31 #B38F31
triadic
#B34E31 #31B34E #4E31B3
tetradic
#B34E31 #55B331 #3196B3 #8F31B3
square
#B34E31 #55B331 #3196B3 #8F31B3
split-complementary
#B34E31 #31B38F #3155B3
monochromatic
#532417 #833924 #B34E31 #D06E52 #DD9682
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.18
#B34E31 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.05
#B34E31 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B34E31
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B34E31 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B34E31 | 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)
#695F2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82752E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C43848
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b34e31; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 78, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.139 36.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0826a',
500: '#b34e31',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b34e31; $custom-light: #d0826a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b34e31",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 78,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.385,
"s": 57.018,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54917,
"c": 0.13875,
"h": 36.8
},
"luminance": 0.15254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B34E31
secondary
#7AB5C6
accent
#BEE048
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A