#B12527#B12527

#B12527 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.176 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B12527
RGB	rgb(177, 37, 39)
HSL	hsl(359, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(359, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 78%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.28, 54.92, 34.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.28, 65.08, 32.44°)
OKLab	oklab(49.78% 0.1584 0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(49.78% 0.176 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.1615, 10.8198, 2.9986)
Luminance	0.1082 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B12527 #25B1AF

analogous

#B1256D #B12527 #B16925

triadic

#B12527 #27B125 #2527B1

tetradic

#B12527 #6DB125 #25B1AF #6925B1

square

#B12527 #6DB125 #25B1AF #6925B1

split-complementary

#B12527 #25B169 #256DB1

monochromatic

#4C1011 #7E1A1C #B12527 #D63D3F #E16F71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#B12527 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#B12527 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B12527

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B12527	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B12527	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)

#514925

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736721

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C30028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b12527;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 37, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.176 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16d62',
    500: '#b12527',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b12527;
$custom-light: #d16d62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b12527",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.143,
    "s": 65.421,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49775,
    "c": 0.17603,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B12527

secondary

#6AC8C6

accent

#E8E63F

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160805

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B12527

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

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