#B12E2A#B12E2A

#B12E2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.168 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B12E2A
RGB	rgb(177, 46, 42)
HSL	hsl(2, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(2, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74%, 76.3%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.36, 52.10, 34.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.36, 62.40, 33.40°)
OKLab	oklab(50.6% 0.1501 0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(50.6% 0.168 27)
XYZ	xyz(19.5286, 11.4713, 3.3759)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B12E2A #2AADB1

analogous

#B12A69 #B12E2A #B1722A

triadic

#B12E2A #2AB12E #2E2AB1

tetradic

#B12E2A #69B12A #2AADB1 #722AB1

square

#B12E2A #69B12A #2AADB1 #722AB1

split-complementary

#B12E2A #2AB172 #2A69B1

monochromatic

#4E1413 #80211E #B12E2A #D34945 #DF7A77

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#B12E2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#B12E2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B12E2A

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B12E2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B12E2A	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)

#554D28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766925

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b12e2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 46, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.168 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d17164',
    500: '#b12e2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b12e2a;
$custom-light: #d17164;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b12e2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.778,
    "s": 61.644,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50596,
    "c": 0.16844,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.11468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B12E2A

secondary

#70C4C6

accent

#E0E543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160805

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B12E2A

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

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