#B12E3E#B12E3E

#B12E3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.167 H 18.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B12E3E
RGB	rgb(177, 46, 62)
HSL	hsl(353, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(353, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74%, 65%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.66, 53.08, 22.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.66, 57.71, 23.09°)
OKLab	oklab(50.91% 0.1576 0.0541)
OKLCH	oklch(50.91% 0.167 18.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.9801, 11.6519, 5.7535)
Luminance	0.1165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B12E3E #2EB1A1

analogous

#B12E7F #B12E3E #B15F2E

triadic

#B12E3E #3EB12E #2E3EB1

tetradic

#B12E3E #7FB12E #2EB1A1 #5F2EB1

square

#B12E3E #7FB12E #2EB1A1 #5F2EB1

split-complementary

#B12E3E #2EB15F #2E7FB1

monochromatic

#50151C #80212D #B12E3E #D04C5C #DD7C88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#B12E3E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#B12E3E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B12E3E

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B12E3E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B12E3E	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534E3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746A3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C20035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b12e3e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 46, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.167 18.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d07173',
    500: '#b12e3e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b12e3e;
$custom-light: #d07173;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b12e3e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.672,
    "s": 58.744,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50909,
    "c": 0.16658,
    "h": 18.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11649
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B12E3E

secondary

#75C6BC

accent

#E2CF46

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B12E3E

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

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