#B22E34#B22E34

#B22E34 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.168 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B22E34
RGB	rgb(178, 46, 52)
HSL	hsl(357, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(357, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 70.8%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.69, 52.85, 28.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.69, 60.21, 28.62°)
OKLab	oklab(50.91% 0.1546 0.0665)
OKLCH	oklch(50.91% 0.168 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.9592, 11.6699, 4.4497)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B22E34 #2EB2AC

analogous

#B22E76 #B22E34 #B26A2E

triadic

#B22E34 #34B22E #2E34B2

tetradic

#B22E34 #76B22E #2EB2AC #6A2EB2

square

#B22E34 #76B22E #2EB2AC #6A2EB2

split-complementary

#B22E34 #2EB26A #2E76B2

monochromatic

#511518 #812126 #B22E34 #D14C52 #DD7D81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#B22E34 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#B22E34 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B22E34

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B22E34	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B22E34	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544E33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756A30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C40032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b22e34;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 46, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.168 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1716b',
    500: '#b22e34',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b22e34;
$custom-light: #d1716b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b22e34",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.273,
    "s": 58.929,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50914,
    "c": 0.16826,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B22E34

secondary

#76C6C2

accent

#E2DB46

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B22E34

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

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