#B12940#B12940

#B12940 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.171 H 16.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B12940
RGB	rgb(177, 41, 64)
HSL	hsl(350, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(350, 77%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 63.8%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.09, 54.89, 20.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.09, 58.65, 20.63°)
OKLab	oklab(50.5% 0.1638 0.0498)
OKLCH	oklch(50.5% 0.171 16.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.8519, 11.3061, 5.9865)
Luminance	0.1130 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B12940 #29B19A

analogous

#B12984 #B12940 #B15629

triadic

#B12940 #40B129 #2940B1

tetradic

#B12940 #84B129 #29B19A #5629B1

square

#B12940 #84B129 #29B19A #5629B1

split-complementary

#B12940 #29B156 #2984B1

monochromatic

#4E121C #7F1D2E #B12940 #D4445C #DF7587

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#B12940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#B12940 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B12940

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B12940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B12940	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504C40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72693C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C20033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b12940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 41, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.171 16.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06f74',
    500: '#b12940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b12940;
$custom-light: #d06f74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b12940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.853,
    "s": 62.385,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50501,
    "c": 0.17114,
    "h": 16.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B12940

secondary

#6FC7B8

accent

#E5CA42

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B12940

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

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