#B12E4E#B12E4E
#B12E4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.167 H 11.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B12E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 46, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 74%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74%, 55.9%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.98, 54.17, 13.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.98, 55.72, 13.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.26% 0.1639 0.0328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.26% 0.167 11.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4855, 11.8540, 8.4156) |
| Luminance | 0.1185 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.19
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.25
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.27
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.87
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.12
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B12E4E #2EB191
analogous
#B12E8F #B12E4E #B1502E
triadic
#B12E4E #4EB12E #2E4EB1
tetradic
#B12E4E #8FB12E #2EB191 #502EB1
square
#B12E4E #8FB12E #2EB191 #502EB1
split-complementary
#B12E4E #2EB150 #2E8FB1
monochromatic
#501523 #802139 #B12E4E #D04C6C #DD7C94
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.23
#B12E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.37
#B12E4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B12E4E
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B12E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B12E4E | 1.00 | 6.23 | 3.37 | 6.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#50504E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726A4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1073B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b12e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 46, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.167 11.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf727f',
500: '#b12e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b12e4e; $custom-light: #cf727f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b12e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 46,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.344,
"s": 58.744,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51257,
"c": 0.16717,
"h": 11.3
},
"luminance": 0.11851
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B12E4E
secondary
#75C6B2
accent
#E2BC46
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDEE
border
#D4C8C9
text
#15080A
muted
#837B7C