#B8342B#B8342B

#B8342B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.170 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B8342B
RGB	rgb(184, 52, 43)
HSL	hsl(4, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(4, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.7%, 76.6%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.50, 52.20, 36.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.50, 63.68, 34.95°)
OKLab	oklab(52.43% 0.1498 0.0808)
OKLCH	oklch(52.43% 0.17 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.4337, 12.8240, 3.6317)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B8342B #2BAFB8

analogous

#B82B68 #B8342B #B87B2B

triadic

#B8342B #2BB834 #342BB8

tetradic

#B8342B #68B82B #2BAFB8 #7B2BB8

square

#B8342B #68B82B #2BAFB8 #7B2BB8

split-complementary

#B8342B #2BB87B #2B68B8

monochromatic

#551814 #86261F #B8342B #D5544B #E1837D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#B8342B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#B8342B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B8342B

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B8342B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B8342B	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)

#5B5229

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b8342b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 52, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.170 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67565',
    500: '#b8342b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b8342b;
$custom-light: #d67565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b8342b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.83,
    "s": 62.115,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52434,
    "c": 0.17021,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B8342B

secondary

#76C4C9

accent

#DBE543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160905

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B8342B

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

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