#B22E2D#B22E2D

#B22E2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.169 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B22E2D
RGB	rgb(178, 46, 45)
HSL	hsl(0, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 74.7%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.59, 52.53, 32.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.59, 61.99, 32.06°)
OKLab	oklab(50.81% 0.152 0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(50.81% 0.169 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.8130, 11.6115, 3.6801)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B22E2D #2DB1B2

analogous

#B22D6E #B22E2D #B2702D

triadic

#B22E2D #2DB22E #2E2DB2

tetradic

#B22E2D #6EB22D #2DB1B2 #702DB2

square

#B22E2D #6EB22D #2DB1B2 #702DB2

split-complementary

#B22E2D #2DB270 #2D6EB2

monochromatic

#501514 #812121 #B22E2D #D14C4B #DE7C7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#B22E2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#B22E2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B22E2D

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B22E2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B22E2D	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)

#554D2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C4002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b22e2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 46, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.169 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27166',
    500: '#b22e2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b22e2d;
$custom-light: #d27166;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b22e2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.451,
    "s": 59.641,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50813,
    "c": 0.16906,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B22E2D

secondary

#75C6C6

accent

#E2E345

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B22E2D

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

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