#B12D32#B12D32

#B12D32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.168 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B12D32
RGB	rgb(177, 45, 50)
HSL	hsl(358, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 71.8%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.34, 52.79, 29.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.34, 60.52, 29.27°)
OKLab	oklab(50.61% 0.1541 0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(50.61% 0.168 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.6478, 11.4572, 4.1939)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B12D32 #2DB1AC

analogous

#B12D74 #B12D32 #B16A2D

triadic

#B12D32 #32B12D #2D32B1

tetradic

#B12D32 #74B12D #2DB1AC #6A2DB1

square

#B12D32 #74B12D #2DB1AC #6A2DB1

split-complementary

#B12D32 #2DB16A #2D74B1

monochromatic

#4F1416 #802124 #B12D32 #D14A4F #DD7B7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#B12D32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#B12D32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B12D32

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B12D32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B12D32	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544D31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75692E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C30030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b12d32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 45, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.168 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0706a',
    500: '#b12d32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b12d32;
$custom-light: #d0706a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b12d32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.727,
    "s": 59.459,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50612,
    "c": 0.16834,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B12D32

secondary

#74C6C3

accent

#E3DD45

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B12D32

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

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