#B02222#B02222

#B02222 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.178 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B02222
RGB	rgb(176, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 68%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(0, 81%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.7%, 80.7%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.71, 55.33, 37.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.71, 66.62, 33.85°)
OKLab	oklab(49.31% 0.1587 0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(49.31% 0.178 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.7676, 10.4927, 2.5502)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B02222 #22B0B0

analogous

#B02269 #B02222 #B06922

triadic

#B02222 #22B022 #2222B0

tetradic

#B02222 #69B022 #22B0B0 #6922B0

square

#B02222 #69B022 #22B0B0 #6922B0

split-complementary

#B02222 #22B069 #2269B0

monochromatic

#490E0E #7D1818 #B02222 #D83737 #E26A6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#B02222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#B02222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B02222

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B02222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B02222	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504720

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72661B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C20024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b02222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.178 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16c5e',
    500: '#b02222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b02222;
$custom-light: #d16c5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b02222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 67.619,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49305,
    "c": 0.17779,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B02222

secondary

#66C8C8

accent

#EAEA3D

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160804

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B02222

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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