#B8342A#B8342A

#B8342A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.170 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B8342A
RGB	rgb(184, 52, 42)
HSL	hsl(4, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(4, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.7%, 77.2%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.49, 52.16, 37.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.49, 63.96, 35.37°)
OKLab	oklab(52.42% 0.1495 0.0817)
OKLCH	oklch(52.42% 0.17 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.4156, 12.8168, 3.5363)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B8342A #2AAEB8

analogous

#B82A67 #B8342A #B87B2A

triadic

#B8342A #2AB834 #342AB8

tetradic

#B8342A #67B82A #2AAEB8 #7B2AB8

square

#B8342A #67B82A #2AAEB8 #7B2AB8

split-complementary

#B8342A #2AB87B #2A67B8

monochromatic

#541813 #86261F #B8342A #D6534A #E1837B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#B8342A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#B8342A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B8342A

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B8342A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B8342A	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5228

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b8342a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 52, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.170 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67464',
    500: '#b8342a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b8342a;
$custom-light: #d67464;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b8342a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.225,
    "s": 62.832,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52422,
    "c": 0.17037,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B8342A

secondary

#75C3C9

accent

#DAE642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160905

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B8342A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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