#B22C47#B22C47
#B22C47 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.170 H 14.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B22C47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 44, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 60.1%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.77, 54.65, 17.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.77, 57.29, 17.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.09% 0.1642 0.0423) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.09% 0.17 14.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4002, 11.7242, 7.1488) |
| Luminance | 0.1172 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.55
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.87
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.22
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.24
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.33
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B22C47 #2CB297
analogous
#B22C8A #B22C47 #B2542C
triadic
#B22C47 #47B22C #2C47B2
tetradic
#B22C47 #8AB22C #2CB297 #542CB2
square
#B22C47 #8AB22C #2CB297 #542CB2
split-complementary
#B22C47 #2CB254 #2C8AB2
monochromatic
#501420 #812033 #B22C47 #D24965 #DE7A8E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.28
#B22C47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.34
#B22C47 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B22C47
6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B22C47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B22C47 | 1.00 | 6.28 | 3.34 | 6.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#514E47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736A43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C30037
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b22c47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 44, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.170 14.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0717a',
500: '#b22c47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b22c47; $custom-light: #d0717a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b22c47",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 44,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 347.91,
"s": 60.36,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51087,
"c": 0.16956,
"h": 14.4
},
"luminance": 0.11721
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B22C47
secondary
#73C6B6
accent
#E4C344
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150809
muted
#837B7B