#B22959#B22959
#B22959 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.175 H 5.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B22959 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 41, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(339, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(339, 77%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77%, 50%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.86, 57.00, 5.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.86, 57.31, 5.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.29% 0.1743 0.0157) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.29% 0.175 5.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9580, 11.7750, 10.6185) |
| Luminance | 0.1177 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 3.70
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.10
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.19
Deep Pink
#CB0162
ΔE00 4.48
Violet Red
#A50055
ΔE00 5.63
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B22959 #29B282
analogous
#B2299D #B22959 #B23D29
triadic
#B22959 #59B229 #2959B2
tetradic
#B22959 #9DB229 #29B282 #3D29B2
square
#B22959 #9DB229 #29B282 #3D29B2
split-complementary
#B22959 #29B23D #299DB2
monochromatic
#4F1227 #801E40 #B22959 #D44477 #DF769B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.26
#B22959 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.35
#B22959 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B22959
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B22959 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B22959 | 1.00 | 6.26 | 3.35 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B4F5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F6A56
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2023E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b22959; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 41, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.175 5.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf7087',
500: '#b22959',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b22959; $custom-light: #cf7087; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b22959",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 41,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 338.978,
"s": 62.557,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51287,
"c": 0.175,
"h": 5.2
},
"luminance": 0.11772
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B22959
secondary
#70C7A8
accent
#E6AC42
background
#FDF7F8
surface
#FBEDEF
border
#D4C8CA
text
#15080B
muted
#837B7C