#B12535#B12535

#B12535 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.175 H 20.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B12535
RGB	rgb(177, 37, 53)
HSL	hsl(353, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(353, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 70.1%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.46, 55.52, 26.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.46, 61.61, 25.70°)
OKLab	oklab(49.97% 0.1634 0.062)
OKLCH	oklch(49.97% 0.175 20.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.4378, 10.9303, 4.4537)
Luminance	0.1093 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B12535 #25B1A1

analogous

#B1257B #B12535 #B15B25

triadic

#B12535 #35B125 #2535B1

tetradic

#B12535 #7BB125 #25B1A1 #5B25B1

square

#B12535 #7BB125 #25B1A1 #5B25B1

split-complementary

#B12535 #25B15B #257BB1

monochromatic

#4C1017 #7E1A26 #B12535 #D63D4E #E16F7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#B12535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#B12535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B12535

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B12535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B12535	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4A34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726830

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b12535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 37, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.175 20.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16d6c',
    500: '#b12535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b12535;
$custom-light: #d16d6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b12535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.143,
    "s": 65.421,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49974,
    "c": 0.17478,
    "h": 20.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B12535

secondary

#6AC8BD

accent

#E8D53F

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B12535

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

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