#B22E30#B22E30
#B22E30 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.169 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B22E30 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 46, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 73%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.63, 52.67, 31.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.63, 61.20, 30.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.85% 0.1531 0.0708) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.85% 0.169 24.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8729, 11.6354, 3.9952) |
| Luminance | 0.1163 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.87
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.97
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.06
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.18
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.77
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B22E30 #2EB2B0
analogous
#B22E72 #B22E30 #B26E2E
triadic
#B22E30 #30B22E #2E30B2
tetradic
#B22E30 #72B22E #2EB2B0 #6E2EB2
square
#B22E30 #72B22E #2EB2B0 #6E2EB2
split-complementary
#B22E30 #2EB26E #2E72B2
monochromatic
#511516 #812123 #B22E30 #D14C4E #DD7D7E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.31
#B22E30 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.33
#B22E30 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B22E30
6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B22E30 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B22E30 | 1.00 | 6.31 | 3.33 | 6.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#554E2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766A2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C40030
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b22e30; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 46, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.169 24.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d17168',
500: '#b22e30',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b22e30; $custom-light: #d17168; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b22e30",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 46,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.091,
"s": 58.929,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50854,
"c": 0.16869,
"h": 24.8
},
"luminance": 0.11632
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B22E30
secondary
#76C6C5
accent
#E2E046
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160806
muted
#847B7A