#B12739#B12739
#B12739 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.173 H 19.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B12739 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 39, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 64%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 78%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78%, 67.8%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.74, 55.12, 24.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.74, 60.35, 24.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.2% 0.163 0.0578) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.2% 0.173 19.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5977, 11.0966, 4.9800) |
| Luminance | 0.1109 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.46
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.46
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.48
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.79
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.90
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B12739 #27B19F
analogous
#B1277E #B12739 #B15A27
triadic
#B12739 #39B127 #2739B1
tetradic
#B12739 #7EB127 #27B19F #5A27B1
square
#B12739 #7EB127 #27B19F #5A27B1
split-complementary
#B12739 #27B15A #277EB1
monochromatic
#4D1119 #7F1C29 #B12739 #D54054 #E07281
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.52
#B12739 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.22
#B12739 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B12739
6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B12739 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B12739 | 1.00 | 6.52 | 3.22 | 6.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#504B39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726835
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3002F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b12739; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 39, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.173 19.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d06e6f',
500: '#b12739',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b12739; $custom-light: #d06e6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b12739",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 39,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.174,
"s": 63.889,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50202,
"c": 0.17297,
"h": 19.5
},
"luminance": 0.11094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B12739
secondary
#6DC7BB
accent
#E7D141
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEC
border
#D4C8C7
text
#150807
muted
#837B7A