#B22541#B22541

#B22541 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.176 H 15.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B22541
RGB	rgb(178, 37, 65)
HSL	hsl(348, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(348, 79%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.2%, 63.5%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.87, 56.47, 19.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.87, 59.83, 19.31°)
OKLab	oklab(50.38% 0.1689 0.0478)
OKLCH	oklch(50.38% 0.176 15.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.9779, 11.1728, 6.1046)
Luminance	0.1117 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B22541 #25B296

analogous

#B22588 #B22541 #B25025

triadic

#B22541 #41B225 #2541B2

tetradic

#B22541 #88B225 #25B296 #5025B2

square

#B22541 #88B225 #25B296 #5025B2

split-complementary

#B22541 #25B250 #2588B2

monochromatic

#4D101C #7F1A2E #B22541 #D73D5C #E17087

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#B22541 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#B22541 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B22541

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B22541	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B22541	1.00	6.49	3.23	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4B41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72683D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C30031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b22541;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 37, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.176 15.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16e75',
    500: '#b22541',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b22541;
$custom-light: #d16e75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b22541",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.085,
    "s": 65.581,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50378,
    "c": 0.17553,
    "h": 15.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B22541

secondary

#6BC8B6

accent

#E9C73F

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B22541

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

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