#B12E2D#B12E2D

#B12E2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.168 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B12E2D
RGB	rgb(177, 46, 45)
HSL	hsl(0, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74%, 74.6%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.40, 52.22, 32.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.40, 61.58, 32.01°)
OKLab	oklab(50.64% 0.1512 0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(50.64% 0.168 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.5844, 11.4936, 3.6694)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B12E2D #2DB0B1

analogous

#B12D6E #B12E2D #B1702D

triadic

#B12E2D #2DB12E #2E2DB1

tetradic

#B12E2D #6EB12D #2DB0B1 #702DB1

square

#B12E2D #6EB12D #2DB0B1 #702DB1

split-complementary

#B12E2D #2DB170 #2D6EB1

monochromatic

#4F1514 #802121 #B12E2D #D14B4A #DD7C7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#B12E2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#B12E2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B12E2D

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B12E2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B12E2D	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554D2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756A28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b12e2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 46, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.168 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d17166',
    500: '#b12e2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b12e2d;
$custom-light: #d17166;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b12e2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.455,
    "s": 59.459,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50635,
    "c": 0.16804,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B12E2D

secondary

#74C5C6

accent

#E1E345

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B12E2D

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

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