#B1252A#B1252A
#B1252A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.176 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1252A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 37, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 65%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 79%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 76.3%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.31, 55.04, 33.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.31, 64.27, 31.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.81% 0.1594 0.0739) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.81% 0.176 24.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2132, 10.8405, 3.2708) |
| Luminance | 0.1084 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.03
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.22
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.90
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.91
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.37
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1252A #25B1AC
analogous
#B12570 #B1252A #B16625
triadic
#B1252A #2AB125 #252AB1
tetradic
#B1252A #70B125 #25B1AC #6625B1
square
#B1252A #70B125 #25B1AC #6625B1
split-complementary
#B1252A #25B166 #2570B1
monochromatic
#4C1012 #7E1A1E #B1252A #D63D42 #E16F73
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.63
#B1252A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.17
#B1252A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B1252A
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1252A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1252A | 1.00 | 6.63 | 3.17 | 6.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#514929
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736724
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C30029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1252a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 37, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.176 24.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d16d64',
500: '#b1252a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1252a; $custom-light: #d16d64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1252a",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 37,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.857,
"s": 65.421,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49812,
"c": 0.1757,
"h": 24.9
},
"luminance": 0.10837
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1252A
secondary
#6AC8C4
accent
#E8E23F
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160805
muted
#847B7A