#B12A2D#B12A2D

#B12A2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.171 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B12A2D
RGB	rgb(177, 42, 45)
HSL	hsl(359, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(359, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 74.6%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.91, 53.59, 32.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.91, 62.46, 30.91°)
OKLab	oklab(50.27% 0.1555 0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(50.27% 0.171 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.4353, 11.1955, 3.6197)
Luminance	0.1119 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B12A2D #2AB1AE

analogous

#B12A70 #B12A2D #B16B2A

triadic

#B12A2D #2DB12A #2A2DB1

tetradic

#B12A2D #70B12A #2AB1AE #6B2AB1

square

#B12A2D #70B12A #2AB1AE #6B2AB1

split-complementary

#B12A2D #2AB16B #2A70B1

monochromatic

#4E1314 #801E20 #B12A2D #D34548 #DF7779

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#B12A2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#B12A2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B12A2D

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B12A2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B12A2D	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534B2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746928

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b12a2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 42, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.171 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16f66',
    500: '#b12a2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b12a2d;
$custom-light: #d16f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b12a2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.667,
    "s": 61.644,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50268,
    "c": 0.17144,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B12A2D

secondary

#70C6C4

accent

#E5E143

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B12A2D

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

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