#B1221B Color

#B1221B is rgb(177, 34, 27) in RGB and hsl(3, 74%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is FireBrick. White text is most readable on this background.

#B1221B

HEX#B1221B

RGBrgb(177, 34, 27)

HSLhsl(3, 74%, 40%)

HSVhsv(3, 85%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(49.4% 0.18 28.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 85%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B1221B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.11:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B1221B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B1221B Complementary#1BAAB1 Analogous#B11B5E Analogous#B16E1B Triadic#1BB122 Triadic#221BB1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B1221B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D52920 #E24840 #E86A64 #ED8C87 #F2AEAB #F8D5D3

Shades

#9B1E17 #851A14 #6F1511 #54100D #3E0C09 #280806

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