#B12720#B12720

#B12720 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.175 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B12720
RGB	rgb(177, 39, 32)
HSL	hsl(3, 69%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(3, 82%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78%, 81.9%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.42, 54.08, 38.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.42, 66.67, 35.78°)
OKLab	oklab(49.86% 0.1543 0.0834)
OKLCH	oklch(49.86% 0.175 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.1200, 10.9055, 2.4645)
Luminance	0.1090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B12720 #20AAB1

analogous

#B12061 #B12720 #B17020

triadic

#B12720 #20B127 #2720B1

tetradic

#B12720 #61B120 #20AAB1 #7020B1

square

#B12720 #61B120 #20AAB1 #7020B1

split-complementary

#B12720 #20B170 #2061B1

monochromatic

#49100D #7D1C17 #B12720 #DA3C34 #E46E68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#B12720 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#B12720 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B12720

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B12720	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B12720	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524A1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746819

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C30027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b12720;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 39, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.175 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26e5d',
    500: '#b12720',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b12720;
$custom-light: #d26e5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b12720",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.897,
    "s": 69.378,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49861,
    "c": 0.1754,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B12720

secondary

#64C4C9

accent

#E4EC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160804

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B12720

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

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