#B22E44#B22E44

#B22E44 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.168 H 16.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B22E44
RGB	rgb(178, 46, 68)
HSL	hsl(350, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(350, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 61.8%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.96, 53.76, 19.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.96, 57.13, 19.77°)
OKLab	oklab(51.2% 0.1608 0.047)
OKLCH	oklch(51.2% 0.168 16.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.3826, 11.8393, 6.6797)
Luminance	0.1184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B22E44 #2EB29C

analogous

#B22E86 #B22E44 #B25A2E

triadic

#B22E44 #44B22E #2E44B2

tetradic

#B22E44 #86B22E #2EB29C #5A2EB2

square

#B22E44 #86B22E #2EB29C #5A2EB2

split-complementary

#B22E44 #2EB25A #2E86B2

monochromatic

#51151F #812131 #B22E44 #D14C62 #DD7D8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#B22E44 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#B22E44 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B22E44

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B22E44	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B22E44	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524F44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746B40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C30037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b22e44;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 46, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.168 16.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d07177',
    500: '#b22e44',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b22e44;
$custom-light: #d07177;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b22e44",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350,
    "s": 58.929,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51204,
    "c": 0.16753,
    "h": 16.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B22E44

secondary

#76C6B9

accent

#E2C846

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B22E44

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

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