#b34840

Color #b34840

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 9.86 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 8.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#b34840

RGB

rgb(179, 72, 64)

HSL

hsl(4.2, 47.3%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.2, 64.2%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 59.8%, 64.2%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(45.07, 43, 27.06)

LCH

lch(45.07, 50.81, 32.18)

OKLCH

oklch(54.3%, 0.1412, 27.04)

HWB

hwb(4.2, 25.1%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#40abb3

Analogous

#b34071

#b34840

#b38140

Triadic

#b34840

#40b348

#4840b3

Split-complementary

#b34840

#40b381

#4071b3

Tetradic

#b34840

#abb340

#40abb3

#4840b3

Square

#b34840

#71b340

#40abb3

#8140b3

Shades

Color #b34840 mixed toward black.

#953c35

#77302b

#592420

#3c1815

#1e0c0b

Tints

Color #b34840 mixed toward white.

#c4625b

#d0827c

#dca19d

#e8c0bd

#f3e0de

Tones

Color #b34840 mixed toward gray.

#a9504a

#a05853

#96615d

#8d6966

#837170

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.92:1

White text reads better on this background (5.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#919042 · ΔE 41.2

Deuteranopia

#969d43 · ΔE 45.8

Tritanopia

#b04444 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 24.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b34840;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b34840]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#b34840 (#b34840) is rgb(179, 72, 64) in RGB.

No, #b34840 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #b34840, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast