#B22846#B22846
#B22846 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.173 H 14.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B22846 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 40, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 78%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 60.7%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.29, 55.88, 17.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.29, 58.46, 17.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.72% 0.168 0.0422) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.72% 0.173 14.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2265, 11.4277, 6.9339) |
| Luminance | 0.1143 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.31
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.45
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.14
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.76
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.98
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B22846 #28B294
analogous
#B2288B #B22846 #B24F28
triadic
#B22846 #46B228 #2846B2
tetradic
#B22846 #8BB228 #28B294 #4F28B2
square
#B22846 #8BB228 #28B294 #4F28B2
split-complementary
#B22846 #28B24F #288BB2
monochromatic
#4E121F #801D32 #B22846 #D54362 #E0758C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.39
#B22846 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.29
#B22846 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B22846
6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B22846 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B22846 | 1.00 | 6.39 | 3.29 | 6.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4D46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726942
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C30035
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b22846; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 40, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.173 14.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d06f79',
500: '#b22846',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b22846; $custom-light: #d06f79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b22846",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 40,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.957,
"s": 63.303,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50723,
"c": 0.17318,
"h": 14.1
},
"luminance": 0.11425
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B22846
secondary
#6FC7B4
accent
#E6C241
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150809
muted
#837B7B