#B22C32#B22C32

#B22C32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.170 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B22C32
RGB	rgb(178, 44, 50)
HSL	hsl(357, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(357, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 71.9%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.41, 53.45, 29.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.41, 61.16, 29.08°)
OKLab	oklab(50.7% 0.156 0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(50.7% 0.17 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.8388, 11.4997, 4.1920)
Luminance	0.1150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B22C32 #2CB2AC

analogous

#B22C75 #B22C32 #B2692C

triadic

#B22C32 #32B22C #2C32B2

tetradic

#B22C32 #75B22C #2CB2AC #692CB2

square

#B22C32 #75B22C #2CB2AC #692CB2

split-complementary

#B22C32 #2CB269 #2C75B2

monochromatic

#501416 #812024 #B22C32 #D2494F #DE7A7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#B22C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#B22C32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B22C32

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B22C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B22C32	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544D31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756A2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C40030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b22c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 44, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.170 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1706a',
    500: '#b22c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b22c32;
$custom-light: #d1706a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b22c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.313,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50698,
    "c": 0.17022,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B22C32

secondary

#73C6C3

accent

#E4DC44

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B22C32

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

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