#B22A2D#B22A2D

#B22A2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.172 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B22A2D
RGB	rgb(178, 42, 45)
HSL	hsl(359, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(359, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 74.7%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.10, 53.90, 32.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.10, 62.86, 30.98°)
OKLab	oklab(50.45% 0.1563 0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(50.45% 0.172 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.6640, 11.3134, 3.6304)
Luminance	0.1131 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B22A2D #2AB2AF

analogous

#B22A71 #B22A2D #B26B2A

triadic

#B22A2D #2DB22A #2A2DB2

tetradic

#B22A2D #71B22A #2AB2AF #6B2AB2

square

#B22A2D #71B22A #2AB2AF #6B2AB2

split-complementary

#B22A2D #2AB26B #2A71B2

monochromatic

#4F1314 #801E20 #B22A2D #D34649 #DF777A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#B22A2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#B22A2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B22A2D

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B22A2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B22A2D	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534C2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756928

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C4002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b22a2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 42, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.172 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26f66',
    500: '#b22a2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b22a2d;
$custom-light: #d26f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b22a2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.676,
    "s": 61.818,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50449,
    "c": 0.17243,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1131
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B22A2D

secondary

#71C7C5

accent

#E5E143

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B22A2D

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

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