#B12440#B12440

#B12440 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.175 H 15.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B12440
RGB	rgb(177, 36, 64)
HSL	hsl(348, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(348, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.7%, 63.8%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.55, 56.41, 19.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.55, 59.84, 19.48°)
OKLab	oklab(50.1% 0.1687 0.0481)
OKLCH	oklch(50.1% 0.175 15.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.6899, 10.9820, 5.9325)
Luminance	0.1098 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B12440 #24B195

analogous

#B12487 #B12440 #B14F24

triadic

#B12440 #40B124 #2440B1

tetradic

#B12440 #87B124 #24B195 #4F24B1

square

#B12440 #87B124 #24B195 #4F24B1

split-complementary

#B12440 #24B14F #2487B1

monochromatic

#4B0F1B #7E1A2E #B12440 #D73B5A #E16E85

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57

#B12440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#B12440 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B12440

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B12440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B12440	1.00	6.57	3.20	6.57
#FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4A40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71683C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C20030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b12440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 36, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.175 15.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06d74',
    500: '#b12440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b12440;
$custom-light: #d06d74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b12440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.085,
    "s": 66.197,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.501,
    "c": 0.17538,
    "h": 15.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B12440

secondary

#69C8B5

accent

#E9C73F

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B12440

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

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