#B12E47#B12E47
#B12E47 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.167 H 14.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B12E47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 46, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 74%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74%, 59.9%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.83, 53.66, 17.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.83, 56.36, 17.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.09% 0.1611 0.0424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.09% 0.167 14.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2478, 11.7590, 7.1635) |
| Luminance | 0.1176 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.73
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.96
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.45
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.32
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.49
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B12E47 #2EB198
analogous
#B12E88 #B12E47 #B1572E
triadic
#B12E47 #47B12E #2E47B1
tetradic
#B12E47 #88B12E #2EB198 #572EB1
square
#B12E47 #88B12E #2EB198 #572EB1
split-complementary
#B12E47 #2EB157 #2E88B1
monochromatic
#501520 #802134 #B12E47 #D04C65 #DD7C8F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.27
#B12E47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.35
#B12E47 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B12E47
6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B12E47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B12E47 | 1.00 | 6.27 | 3.35 | 6.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#514F47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736A44
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C20138
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b12e47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 46, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.167 14.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf717a',
500: '#b12e47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b12e47; $custom-light: #cf717a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b12e47",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 46,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.55,
"s": 58.744,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51094,
"c": 0.16663,
"h": 14.7
},
"luminance": 0.11756
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B12E47
secondary
#75C6B6
accent
#E2C446
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150809
muted
#837B7B