#B12832#B12832

#B12832 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.173 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B12832
RGB	rgb(177, 40, 50)
HSL	hsl(356, 63%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(356, 77%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 71.8%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.74, 54.46, 28.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.74, 61.65, 27.95°)
OKLab	oklab(50.17% 0.1594 0.0663)
OKLCH	oklch(50.17% 0.173 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.4682, 11.0980, 4.1340)
Luminance	0.1109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B12832 #28B1A7

analogous

#B12877 #B12832 #B16228

triadic

#B12832 #32B128 #2832B1

tetradic

#B12832 #77B128 #28B1A7 #6228B1

square

#B12832 #77B128 #28B1A7 #6228B1

split-complementary

#B12832 #28B162 #2877B1

monochromatic

#4D1116 #7F1D24 #B12832 #D4424D #E0747C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#B12832 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#B12832 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B12832

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B12832	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B12832	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)

#514B31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73682D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b12832;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 40, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.173 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16e6a',
    500: '#b12832',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b12832;
$custom-light: #d16e6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b12832",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.62,
    "s": 63.134,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50169,
    "c": 0.17259,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B12832

secondary

#6EC7C0

accent

#E6DA42

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B12832

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

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