#B12427#B12427

#B12427 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.177 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B12427
RGB	rgb(177, 36, 39)
HSL	hsl(359, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(359, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.7%, 78%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.17, 55.22, 34.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.17, 65.27, 32.22°)
OKLab	oklab(49.7% 0.1593 0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(49.7% 0.177 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.1309, 10.7584, 2.9883)
Luminance	0.1076 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B12427 #24B1AE

analogous

#B1246E #B12427 #B16724

triadic

#B12427 #27B124 #2427B1

tetradic

#B12427 #6EB124 #24B1AE #6724B1

square

#B12427 #6EB124 #24B1AE #6724B1

split-complementary

#B12427 #24B167 #246EB1

monochromatic

#4B0F11 #7E1A1C #B12427 #D73B3E #E16E70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#B12427 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#B12427 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B12427

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B12427	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B12427	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514925

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736721

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C30027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b12427;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 36, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.177 25.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26d62',
    500: '#b12427',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b12427;
$custom-light: #d26d62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b12427",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.723,
    "s": 66.197,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49697,
    "c": 0.17676,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B12427

secondary

#69C8C6

accent

#E9E53F

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECEA

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B12427

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

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