#B22E32#B22E32

#B22E32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.168 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B22E32
RGB	rgb(178, 46, 50)
HSL	hsl(358, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 71.9%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.66, 52.76, 30.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.66, 60.70, 29.64°)
OKLab	oklab(50.88% 0.1538 0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(50.88% 0.168 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.9151, 11.6523, 4.2175)
Luminance	0.1165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B22E32 #2EB2AE

analogous

#B22E74 #B22E32 #B26C2E

triadic

#B22E32 #32B22E #2E32B2

tetradic

#B22E32 #74B22E #2EB2AE #6C2EB2

square

#B22E32 #74B22E #2EB2AE #6C2EB2

split-complementary

#B22E32 #2EB26C #2E74B2

monochromatic

#511517 #812124 #B22E32 #D14C50 #DD7D80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#B22E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#B22E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B22E32

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B22E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B22E32	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)

#554E31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C40031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b22e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 46, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.168 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1716a',
    500: '#b22e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b22e32;
$custom-light: #d1716a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b22e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.182,
    "s": 58.929,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50883,
    "c": 0.16847,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11649
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B22E32

secondary

#76C6C4

accent

#E2DD46

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B22E32

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

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