#B22E46#B22E46
#B22E46 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.168 H 15.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B22E46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 46, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 60.7%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.00, 53.90, 18.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.00, 56.86, 18.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.25% 0.1616 0.0444) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.25% 0.168 15.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4446, 11.8641, 7.0066) |
| Luminance | 0.1186 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.52
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.98
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.35
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.88
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.86
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B22E46 #2EB29A
analogous
#B22E88 #B22E46 #B2582E
triadic
#B22E46 #46B22E #2E46B2
tetradic
#B22E46 #88B22E #2EB29A #582EB2
square
#B22E46 #88B22E #2EB29A #582EB2
split-complementary
#B22E46 #2EB258 #2E88B2
monochromatic
#511520 #812133 #B22E46 #D14C64 #DD7D8F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.23
#B22E46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.37
#B22E46 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B22E46
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B22E46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B22E46 | 1.00 | 6.23 | 3.37 | 6.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#524F46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#746B42
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C30038
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b22e46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 46, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.168 15.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d07279',
500: '#b22e46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b22e46; $custom-light: #d07279; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b22e46",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 46,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.091,
"s": 58.929,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51247,
"c": 0.16758,
"h": 15.4
},
"luminance": 0.11861
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B22E46
secondary
#76C6B7
accent
#E2C646
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150809
muted
#837B7B