#B2272B#B2272B

#B2272B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.175 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B2272B
RGB	rgb(178, 39, 43)
HSL	hsl(358, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(358, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 75.8%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.74, 54.77, 33.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.74, 64.01, 31.17°)
OKLab	oklab(50.17% 0.1587 0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(50.17% 0.175 25)
XYZ	xyz(19.5240, 11.0935, 3.3983)
Luminance	0.1109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B2272B #27B2AE

analogous

#B22771 #B2272B #B26827

triadic

#B2272B #2BB227 #272BB2

tetradic

#B2272B #71B227 #27B2AE #6827B2

square

#B2272B #71B227 #27B2AE #6827B2

split-complementary

#B2272B #27B268 #2771B2

monochromatic

#4E1113 #801C1F #B2272B #D54145 #E07376

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#B2272B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#B2272B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B2272B

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B2272B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B2272B	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524A2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746826

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C4002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b2272b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 39, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.175 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26e65',
    500: '#b2272b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b2272b;
$custom-light: #d26e65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b2272b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.273,
    "s": 64.055,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50169,
    "c": 0.17504,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.1109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B2272B

secondary

#6DC8C5

accent

#E7E241

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160805

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B2272B

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

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