#B2233B#B2233B
#B2233B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.177 H 18.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2233B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 35, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 80%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 66.9%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.56, 56.70, 23.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.56, 61.24, 22.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.11% 0.1684 0.0548) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.11% 0.177 18) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7527, 10.9859, 5.2172) |
| Luminance | 0.1098 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 2.60
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.96
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.70
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.87
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.11
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2233B #23B29A
analogous
#B22383 #B2233B #B25323
triadic
#B2233B #3BB223 #233BB2
tetradic
#B2233B #83B223 #23B29A #5323B2
square
#B2233B #83B223 #23B29A #5323B2
split-complementary
#B2233B #23B253 #2383B2
monochromatic
#4C0F19 #7F192A #B2233B #D83A55 #E26D81
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.57
#B2233B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.20
#B2233B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B2233B
6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2233B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2233B | 1.00 | 6.57 | 3.20 | 6.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4A3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726837
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2233b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 35, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.177 18.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d16d70',
500: '#b2233b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2233b; $custom-light: #d16d70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2233b",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 35,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.93,
"s": 67.136,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50111,
"c": 0.17708,
"h": 18
},
"luminance": 0.10983
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2233B
secondary
#68C9B8
accent
#EACD3E
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEC
border
#D4C8C7
text
#150807
muted
#837B7A