#B22D31#B22D31

#B22D31 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.169 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#B22D31
RGBrgb(178, 45, 49)
HSLhsl(358, 60%, 44%)
HSVhsv(358, 75%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74.7%, 72.5%, 30.2%)
CIE-LABlab(40.52, 53.06, 30.45)
CIE-LCHlch(40.52, 61.18, 29.85°)
OKLaboklab(50.78% 0.1546 0.0694)
OKLCHoklch(50.78% 0.169 24.2)
XYZxyz(19.8551, 11.5665, 4.0922)
Luminance0.1156 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#B22D31 #2DB2AE
analogous
#B22D73 #B22D31 #B26B2D
triadic
#B22D31 #31B22D #2D31B2
tetradic
#B22D31 #73B22D #2DB2AE #6B2DB2
square
#B22D31 #73B22D #2DB2AE #6B2DB2
split-complementary
#B22D31 #2DB26B #2D73B2
monochromatic
#501416 #812124 #B22D31 #D14B4F #DE7C7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34
#B22D31 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31
#B22D31 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B22D31
6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##B22D31#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##B22D311.006.343.316.34
#FFFFFF6.341.0021.001.00
#0000003.3121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.341.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#544D30
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756A2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C40030
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #b22d31;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 45, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.169 24.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d17169',
    500: '#b22d31',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #b22d31;
$custom-light: #d17169;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#b22d31",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.195,
    "s": 59.641,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50775,
    "c": 0.16945,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#B22D31
secondary
#75C6C4
accent
#E3DE45
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160806
muted
#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B22D31

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#B22D31 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva