#B1282ATartan Red (#B1282A) is a mid-tone, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 26°, lightness 0.5 and chroma 0.173. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #B1282A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 40, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 77%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77%, 76%, 31%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(39.6 54.1 33.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.501 0.173 26) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Tartan Red is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b12325 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#b42728 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#b1282a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b2292b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Tartan Red in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 6.55:1 and against black 3.21:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ff968d · #de6760 · #b1282a · #8e0212 · #560006 · #240000
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#c26e22 · #bc4e1c · #b1282a · #96173f · #780b48 · #5a054b
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#e0b676 · #d09100 · #9d7a41 · #b1282a · #861419 · #5d0007
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00ddf0 · #a07873 · #b1282a · #702d2a · #4b1211 · #240203
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e0f7fa · #cbaeab · #718183 · #b1282a · #5f423f · #000202
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f7 · #bccdcf · #8ea1a4 · #0f2a2d · #000709 · #b1282a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3faff · #00cddf · #008e9a · #b1282a · #00555d · #080000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d0d7b2 · #86bade · #67a09c · #b1282a · #475543 · #190c03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ddfcdd · #78cd7e · #4b75e3 · #b1282a · #234299 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0f7cf · #b2c04f · #008e9a · #b1282a · #533290 · #000304
#C44E49 · #D66E67 · #E78D85 · #F7ACA4 · #FFCEC8
#97191E · #7E0812 · #640008 · #490004 · #300001
#A33D39 · #944B45 · #845551
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.