#B12859#B12859
#B12859 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.175 H 4.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B12859 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 40, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(339, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(339, 77%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 49.7%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.55, 57.03, 5.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.55, 57.30, 5.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.03% 0.1745 0.0146) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.03% 0.175 4.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6952, 11.5888, 10.5964) |
| Luminance | 0.1159 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 3.61
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.04
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.36
Deep Pink
#CB0162
ΔE00 4.59
Violet Red
#A50055
ΔE00 5.29
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B12859 #28B180
analogous
#B1289E #B12859 #B13B28
triadic
#B12859 #59B128 #2859B1
tetradic
#B12859 #9EB128 #28B180 #3B28B1
square
#B12859 #9EB128 #28B180 #3B28B1
split-complementary
#B12859 #28B13B #289EB1
monochromatic
#4D1127 #7F1D40 #B12859 #D44276 #E0749A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.33
#B12859 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.32
#B12859 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B12859
6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B12859 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B12859 | 1.00 | 6.33 | 3.32 | 6.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A4E5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6956
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1003D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b12859; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 40, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.175 4.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce6f87',
500: '#b12859',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b12859; $custom-light: #ce6f87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b12859",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 40,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 338.54,
"s": 63.134,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5103,
"c": 0.17509,
"h": 4.8
},
"luminance": 0.11586
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B12859
secondary
#6EC7A7
accent
#E6AB42
background
#FDF7F8
surface
#FAEDEF
border
#D3C8CA
text
#15080B
muted
#837B7C