#B22D3D#B22D3D
#B22D3D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.169 H 19.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B22D3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 45, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 65.7%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.71, 53.68, 23.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.71, 58.54, 23.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.97% 0.1591 0.0555) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.97% 0.169 19.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1429, 11.6817, 5.6081) |
| Luminance | 0.1168 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.31
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.63
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.00
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.30
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.07
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B22D3D #2DB2A2
analogous
#B22D7F #B22D3D #B25F2D
triadic
#B22D3D #3DB22D #2D3DB2
tetradic
#B22D3D #7FB22D #2DB2A2 #5F2DB2
square
#B22D3D #7FB22D #2DB2A2 #5F2DB2
split-complementary
#B22D3D #2DB25F #2D7FB2
monochromatic
#50141C #81212C #B22D3D #D14B5B #DE7C87
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.30
#B22D3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.34
#B22D3D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B22D3D
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B22D3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B22D3D | 1.00 | 6.30 | 3.34 | 6.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#534E3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#746A39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C30034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b22d3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 45, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.169 19.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d17172',
500: '#b22d3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b22d3d; $custom-light: #d17172; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b22d3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 45,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.782,
"s": 59.641,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50974,
"c": 0.16855,
"h": 19.2
},
"luminance": 0.11679
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B22D3D
secondary
#75C6BC
accent
#E3D045
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEC
border
#D4C8C7
text
#150808
muted
#837B7B