#B12020#B12020

#B12020 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.180 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B12020
RGB	rgb(177, 32, 32)
HSL	hsl(0, 69%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(0, 82%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 81.9%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.70, 56.11, 38.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.70, 67.92, 34.31°)
OKLab	oklab(49.33% 0.1607 0.0818)
OKLCH	oklch(49.33% 0.18 27)
XYZ	xyz(18.9110, 10.4875, 2.3948)
Luminance	0.1048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B12020 #20B1B1

analogous

#B12068 #B12020 #B16820

triadic

#B12020 #20B120 #2020B1

tetradic

#B12020 #68B120 #20B1B1 #6820B1

square

#B12020 #68B120 #20B1B1 #6820B1

split-complementary

#B12020 #20B168 #2068B1

monochromatic

#490D0D #7D1717 #B12020 #DA3434 #E46868

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#B12020 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#B12020 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B12020

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B12020	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B12020	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F471E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736618

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C30023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b12020;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 32, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.180 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26b5d',
    500: '#b12020',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b12020;
$custom-light: #d26b5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b12020",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 69.378,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49328,
    "c": 0.1803,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.10484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B12020

secondary

#64C9C9

accent

#ECEC3C

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160804

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B12020

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

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