#B22545#B22545

#B22545 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.176 H 14.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B22545
RGB	rgb(178, 37, 69)
HSL	hsl(346, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(346, 79%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.2%, 61.2%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.95, 56.72, 17.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.95, 59.31, 17.02°)
OKLab	oklab(50.46% 0.1705 0.0425)
OKLCH	oklch(50.46% 0.176 14)
XYZ	xyz(20.0979, 11.2208, 6.7366)
Luminance	0.1122 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B22545 #25B292

analogous

#B2258C #B22545 #B24C25

triadic

#B22545 #45B225 #2545B2

tetradic

#B22545 #8CB225 #25B292 #4C25B2

square

#B22545 #8CB225 #25B292 #4C25B2

split-complementary

#B22545 #25B24C #258CB2

monochromatic

#4D101E #7F1A31 #B22545 #D73D60 #E1708A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#B22545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#B22545 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B22545

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B22545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B22545	1.00	6.47	3.24	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4C45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716941

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C30033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b22545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 37, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.176 14.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06e78',
    500: '#b22545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b22545;
$custom-light: #d06e78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b22545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.383,
    "s": 65.581,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50463,
    "c": 0.17571,
    "h": 14
  },
  "luminance": 0.11218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B22545

secondary

#6BC8B3

accent

#E9C23F

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B22545

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

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