#B22535#B22535

#B22535 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.176 H 20.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B22535
RGB	rgb(178, 37, 53)
HSL	hsl(353, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(353, 79%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.2%, 70.2%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.66, 55.81, 27.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.66, 62.00, 25.82°)
OKLab	oklab(50.16% 0.1642 0.0626)
OKLCH	oklch(50.16% 0.176 20.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.6665, 11.0482, 4.4645)
Luminance	0.1105 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B22535 #25B2A2

analogous

#B2257C #B22535 #B25B25

triadic

#B22535 #35B225 #2535B2

tetradic

#B22535 #7CB225 #25B2A2 #5B25B2

square

#B22535 #7CB225 #25B2A2 #5B25B2

split-complementary

#B22535 #25B25B #257CB2

monochromatic

#4D1017 #7F1A26 #B22535 #D73D4F #E1707D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#B22535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#B22535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B22535

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B22535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B22535	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504A34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736830

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C4002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b22535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 37, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.176 20.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16d6c',
    500: '#b22535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b22535;
$custom-light: #d16d6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b22535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.191,
    "s": 65.581,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50157,
    "c": 0.17575,
    "h": 20.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B22535

secondary

#6BC8BD

accent

#E9D53F

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B22535

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

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