#B1252B#B1252B

#B1252B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.176 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B1252B
RGB	rgb(177, 37, 43)
HSL	hsl(357, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 75.7%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.32, 55.08, 32.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.32, 64.01, 30.63°)
OKLab	oklab(49.83% 0.1598 0.0729)
OKLCH	oklch(49.83% 0.176 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.2314, 10.8477, 3.3662)
Luminance	0.1085 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B1252B #25B1AB

analogous

#B12571 #B1252B #B16525

triadic

#B1252B #2BB125 #252BB1

tetradic

#B1252B #71B125 #25B1AB #6525B1

square

#B1252B #71B125 #25B1AB #6525B1

split-complementary

#B1252B #25B165 #2571B1

monochromatic

#4C1012 #7E1A1F #B1252B #D63D43 #E16F74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.63

#B1252B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#B1252B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B1252B

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B1252B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B1252B	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)

#51492A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736726

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C30029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b1252b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 37, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.176 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16d64',
    500: '#b1252b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b1252b;
$custom-light: #d16d64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b1252b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.429,
    "s": 65.421,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49826,
    "c": 0.1756,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B1252B

secondary

#6AC8C4

accent

#E8E13F

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160805

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B1252B

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

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