#B12520#B12520

#B12520 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.177 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B12520
RGB	rgb(177, 37, 32)
HSL	hsl(2, 69%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(2, 82%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 81.9%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.20, 54.70, 38.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.20, 67.04, 35.33°)
OKLab	oklab(49.7% 0.1562 0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(49.7% 0.177 28)
XYZ	xyz(19.0561, 10.7776, 2.4431)
Luminance	0.1077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B12520 #20ACB1

analogous

#B12063 #B12520 #B16D20

triadic

#B12520 #20B125 #2520B1

tetradic

#B12520 #63B120 #20ACB1 #6D20B1

square

#B12520 #63B120 #20ACB1 #6D20B1

split-complementary

#B12520 #20B16D #2063B1

monochromatic

#490F0D #7D1A17 #B12520 #DA3A34 #E46C68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#B12520 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#B12520 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B12520

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B12520	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B12520	1.00	6.66	3.16	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52491D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746719

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C30026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b12520;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 37, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.177 28.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26d5d',
    500: '#b12520',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b12520;
$custom-light: #d26d5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b12520",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.069,
    "s": 69.378,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49699,
    "c": 0.17687,
    "h": 28
  },
  "luminance": 0.10775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B12520

secondary

#64C6C9

accent

#E6EC3C

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160804

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B12520

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

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