#B22D30#B22D30
#B22D30 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.170 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B22D30 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 45, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 73%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.51, 53.01, 31.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.51, 61.43, 30.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.76% 0.1542 0.0705) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.76% 0.17 24.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8342, 11.5582, 3.9823) |
| Luminance | 0.1155 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.82
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.03
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.88
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.27
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.65
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B22D30 #2DB2AF
analogous
#B22D72 #B22D30 #B26C2D
triadic
#B22D30 #30B22D #2D30B2
tetradic
#B22D30 #72B22D #2DB2AF #6C2DB2
square
#B22D30 #72B22D #2DB2AF #6C2DB2
split-complementary
#B22D30 #2DB26C #2D72B2
monochromatic
#501416 #812123 #B22D30 #D14B4E #DE7C7E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.34
#B22D30 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.31
#B22D30 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B22D30
6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B22D30 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B22D30 | 1.00 | 6.34 | 3.31 | 6.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#544D2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756A2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C40030
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b22d30; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 45, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.170 24.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d17168',
500: '#b22d30',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b22d30; $custom-light: #d17168; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b22d30",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 45,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.647,
"s": 59.641,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50761,
"c": 0.16957,
"h": 24.6
},
"luminance": 0.11555
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B22D30
secondary
#75C6C4
accent
#E3DF45
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160806
muted
#847B7A