#B22D32#B22D32

#B22D32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.169 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B22D32
RGB	rgb(178, 45, 50)
HSL	hsl(358, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 71.9%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.53, 53.11, 29.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.53, 60.93, 29.36°)
OKLab	oklab(50.79% 0.1549 0.0684)
OKLCH	oklch(50.79% 0.169 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.8765, 11.5751, 4.2046)
Luminance	0.1157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B22D32 #2DB2AD

analogous

#B22D74 #B22D32 #B26A2D

triadic

#B22D32 #32B22D #2D32B2

tetradic

#B22D32 #74B22D #2DB2AD #6A2DB2

square

#B22D32 #74B22D #2DB2AD #6A2DB2

split-complementary

#B22D32 #2DB26A #2D74B2

monochromatic

#501417 #812124 #B22D32 #D14B50 #DE7C7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#B22D32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#B22D32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B22D32

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B22D32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B22D32	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)

#544D31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756A2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C40030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b22d32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 45, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.169 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1716a',
    500: '#b22d32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b22d32;
$custom-light: #d1716a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b22d32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.744,
    "s": 59.641,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5079,
    "c": 0.16935,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B22D32

secondary

#75C6C3

accent

#E3DD45

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B22D32

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

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