#B22E2E#B22E2E

#B22E2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.169 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B22E2E
RGB	rgb(178, 46, 46)
HSL	hsl(0, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 74.2%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.60, 52.58, 32.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.60, 61.72, 31.59°)
OKLab	oklab(50.83% 0.1524 0.0729)
OKLCH	oklch(50.83% 0.169 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.8325, 11.6193, 3.7827)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B22E2E #2EB2B2

analogous

#B22E70 #B22E2E #B2702E

triadic

#B22E2E #2EB22E #2E2EB2

tetradic

#B22E2E #70B22E #2EB2B2 #702EB2

square

#B22E2E #70B22E #2EB2B2 #702EB2

split-complementary

#B22E2E #2EB270 #2E70B2

monochromatic

#511515 #812121 #B22E2E #D14C4C #DD7D7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#B22E2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#B22E2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B22E2E

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B22E2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B22E2E	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)

#554D2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C40030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b22e2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 46, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.169 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d17167',
    500: '#b22e2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b22e2e;
$custom-light: #d17167;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b22e2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 58.929,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50826,
    "c": 0.16893,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B22E2E

secondary

#76C6C6

accent

#E2E246

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B22E2E

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

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