#B12E42#B12E42

#B12E42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.167 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B12E42
RGB	rgb(177, 46, 66)
HSL	hsl(351, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(351, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74%, 62.7%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.73, 53.33, 20.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.73, 57.04, 20.78°)
OKLab	oklab(50.99% 0.1592 0.049)
OKLCH	oklch(50.99% 0.167 17.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.0939, 11.6974, 6.3530)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B12E42 #2EB19D

analogous

#B12E83 #B12E42 #B15B2E

triadic

#B12E42 #42B12E #2E42B1

tetradic

#B12E42 #83B12E #2EB19D #5B2EB1

square

#B12E42 #83B12E #2EB19D #5B2EB1

split-complementary

#B12E42 #2EB15B #2E83B1

monochromatic

#50151E #802130 #B12E42 #D04C60 #DD7C8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#B12E42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#B12E42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B12E42

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B12E42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B12E42	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524F42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736A3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C20036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b12e42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 46, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.167 17.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7176',
    500: '#b12e42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b12e42;
$custom-light: #cf7176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b12e42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.84,
    "s": 58.744,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50988,
    "c": 0.16652,
    "h": 17.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11694
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B12E42

secondary

#75C6B9

accent

#E2CA46

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B12E42

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

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