Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Tool Red

Tool Red is a vibrant red color with HEX #B11226. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 177, 18, 38, HSL 352, 82%, 38%, warm temperature, and is useful for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes.

#B11226 red warm vibrant
HEX #B11226
RGB rgb(177, 18, 38)
HSL hsl(352 82% 38%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 90, 79, 31)
Luminance 0.0992
Contrast Black 2.98:1White 7.04:1

CSS Utilities

--color-tool-red: #B11226;
.bg-tool-red { background-color: #B11226; }
.text-tool-red { color: #B11226; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0992
Black text2.98:1AA Fail
White text7.04:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#B11226",
  "rgb": [
    177,
    18,
    38
  ],
  "hsl": [
    352,
    82,
    38
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    90,
    79,
    31
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0992,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 2.98,
    "white": 7.04
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#11B09B",
  "analogous": [
    "#B01176",
    "#B04C11"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#27B011",
    "#1127B0"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#76B011",
    "#11B09B",
    "#4C11B0"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#11B04C",
    "#1176B0"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#EB334B",
    "#B11226",
    "#5D0914"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#EB334B",
  "dark": "#5D0914",
  "saturated": "#C2001A",
  "desaturated": "#9B2736",
  "pastel": "#E06172",
  "neon": "#EB001F"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#FFFFFF",
    "#11B09B",
    "#B01176",
    "#B04C11"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#9B2736",
    "#EB334B"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#EB334B",
    "#9B2736"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "anodized-red",
    "ruby-red",
    "brown",
    "venetian-red"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
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  ],
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    "brown-vs-tool-red",
    "firebrick-vs-tool-red"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
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    "/wcag/tool-red",
    "/css/colors/tool-red",
    "/hex/b11226"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
    ],
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    ],
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      "/harmonies/tool-red",
      "/wcag/tool-red",
      "/css/colors/tool-red",
      "/hex/b11226"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "tool-red",
  "name": "Tool Red",
  "hex": "#B11226",
  "uses": [
    "industrial design",
    "safety systems",
    "hardware palettes"
  ],
  "psychology": {
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      "utility",
      "visibility",
      "precision"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "transportation",
      "tools",
      "hardware",
      "signage"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "soft wellness palettes"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "red",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
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    "warm",
    "vibrant",
    "industrial-design",
    "safety-systems",
    "hardware-palettes",
    "utility",
    "visibility",
    "precision"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    177,
    18,
    38
  ],
  "hsl": [
    352,
    82,
    38
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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  ],
  "luminance": 0.0992,
  "contrast": {
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    "white": 7.04
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#11B09B",
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      "#B01176",
      "#B04C11"
    ],
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      "#1127B0"
    ],
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      "#11B09B",
      "#4C11B0"
    ],
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    "neon": "#EB001F"
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  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-tool-red: #B11226;",
    "utility": ".bg-tool-red { background-color: #B11226; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-tool-red { color: #B11226; }"
  },
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    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
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  ],
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      "/hex/b11226"
    ]
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      "#FFFFFF",
      "#11B09B",
      "#B01176",
      "#B04C11"
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      "#9B2736",
      "#EB334B"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
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      "#EB334B",
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    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Tool Red Color

Tool Red sits in the red family with warm temperature and vibrant visual character. Tool Red is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include utility, visibility, and precision, which makes it relevant for transportation and tools. In design work, Tool Red is most useful for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Red color familyBrowse named red colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors with vibrant visual character.Tool Red accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #B11226.Tool Red CSS utilitiesUse Tool Red in CSS variables and utility classes.#B11226 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Tool Red paletteOpen the generated palette based on Tool Red.Tool Red harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Tool Red against black and white text.

Black text2.98:1AA Fail
White text7.04:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Firebrick#B22222
Anodized Red#B00020
Ruby Red#9B111E
Brown#A52A2A
Venetian Red#C80815

Color Harmonies

#11B09B#11B09B
#B01176#B01176
#B04C11#B04C11
#27B011#27B011
#1127B0#1127B0
Open full Tool Red harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#EB334B#EB334B
#5D0914#5D0914
#C2001A#C2001A
#9B2736#9B2736
#E06172#E06172
#EB001F#EB001F

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#11B09B#11B09B
#B01176#B01176
#B04C11#B04C11
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5