#B12C43#B12C43
#B12C43 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.168 H 16.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B12C43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 44, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 75%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.1%, 62.1%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.50, 54.08, 19.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.50, 57.43, 19.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.83% 0.1618 0.0469) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.83% 0.168 16.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0473, 11.5567, 6.4841) |
| Luminance | 0.1155 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.21
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.50
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.55
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.59
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.56
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B12C43 #2CB19A
analogous
#B12C85 #B12C43 #B1572C
triadic
#B12C43 #43B12C #2C43B1
tetradic
#B12C43 #85B12C #2CB19A #572CB1
square
#B12C43 #85B12C #2CB19A #572CB1
split-complementary
#B12C43 #2CB157 #2C85B1
monochromatic
#4F141E #802030 #B12C43 #D24960 #DE7A8B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.34
#B12C43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.31
#B12C43 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B12C43
6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B12C43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B12C43 | 1.00 | 6.34 | 3.31 | 6.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#514E43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736A3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C20036
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b12c43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 44, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.168 16.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf7076',
500: '#b12c43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b12c43; $custom-light: #cf7076; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b12c43",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 44,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.624,
"s": 60.181,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50825,
"c": 0.16844,
"h": 16.2
},
"luminance": 0.11554
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B12C43
secondary
#73C6B8
accent
#E3C844
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150808
muted
#837B7B