#B22E2C#B22E2C

#B22E2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.169 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B22E2C
RGB	rgb(178, 46, 44)
HSL	hsl(1, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(1, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 75.3%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.58, 52.49, 33.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.58, 62.26, 32.53°)
OKLab	oklab(50.8% 0.1517 0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(50.8% 0.169 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.7940, 11.6039, 3.5799)
Luminance	0.1160 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B22E2C #2CB0B2

analogous

#B22C6D #B22E2C #B2712C

triadic

#B22E2C #2CB22E #2E2CB2

tetradic

#B22E2C #6DB22C #2CB0B2 #712CB2

square

#B22E2C #6DB22C #2CB0B2 #712CB2

split-complementary

#B22E2C #2CB271 #2C6DB2

monochromatic

#501514 #812120 #B22E2C #D24B49 #DE7C7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#B22E2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#B22E2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B22E2C

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B22E2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B22E2C	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554D2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C4002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b22e2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 46, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.169 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27165',
    500: '#b22e2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b22e2c;
$custom-light: #d27165;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b22e2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.896,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.508,
    "c": 0.16919,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B22E2C

secondary

#73C5C6

accent

#E1E444

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B22E2C

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

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