#B11C1A#B11C1A
#B11C1A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.183 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B11C1A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 28, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 74%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 85%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 84.2%, 85.3%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.30, 56.95, 41.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.30, 70.24, 35.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.01% 0.1622 0.0857) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.01% 0.183 27.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7356, 10.2553, 1.9701) |
| Luminance | 0.1025 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.60
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 2.40
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 3.34
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.15
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.48
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B11C1A #1AAFB1
analogous
#B11A63 #B11C1A #B1681A
triadic
#B11C1A #1AB11C #1C1AB1
tetradic
#B11C1A #63B11A #1AAFB1 #681AB1
square
#B11C1A #63B11A #1AAFB1 #681AB1
split-complementary
#B11C1A #1AB168 #1A63B1
monochromatic
#460B0A #7C1412 #B11C1A #E02B29 #E7605E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.88
#B11C1A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.05
#B11C1A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B11C1A
6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B11C1A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B11C1A | 1.00 | 6.88 | 3.05 | 6.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4617
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726510
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4001E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b11c1a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 28, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.183 27.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d36a58',
500: '#b11c1a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b11c1a; $custom-light: #d36a58; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b11c1a",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 28,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.795,
"s": 74.384,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4901,
"c": 0.18342,
"h": 27.8
},
"luminance": 0.10252
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B11C1A
secondary
#5BCACB
accent
#EFF137
background
#FEF6F5
surface
#FCECE9
border
#D5C7C5
text
#160703
muted
#847A78