#B12526#B12526

#B12526 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.176 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B12526
RGB	rgb(177, 37, 38)
HSL	hsl(360, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(360, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 78.5%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.26, 54.89, 35.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.26, 65.35, 32.87°)
OKLab	oklab(49.76% 0.1581 0.0777)
OKLCH	oklch(49.76% 0.176 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.1452, 10.8133, 2.9125)
Luminance	0.1081 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B12526 #25B1B0

analogous

#B1256C #B12526 #B16A25

triadic

#B12526 #26B125 #2526B1

tetradic

#B12526 #6CB125 #25B1B0 #6A25B1

square

#B12526 #6CB125 #25B1B0 #6A25B1

split-complementary

#B12526 #25B16A #256CB1

monochromatic

#4C1010 #7E1A1B #B12526 #D63D3E #E16F70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#B12526 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#B12526 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B12526

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B12526	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B12526	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514924

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736720

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C30028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b12526;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 37, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.176 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26d61',
    500: '#b12526',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b12526;
$custom-light: #d26d61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b12526",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.571,
    "s": 65.421,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49763,
    "c": 0.17615,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B12526

secondary

#6AC8C7

accent

#E8E73F

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160805

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B12526

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

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