#B22E4D#B22E4D
#B22E4D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.168 H 12.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B22E4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 46, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 56.7%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.15, 54.39, 13.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.15, 56.15, 14.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.41% 0.1644 0.0349) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.41% 0.168 12) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6786, 11.9577, 8.2389) |
| Luminance | 0.1196 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.46
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.51
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.56
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.56
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.79
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B22E4D #2EB293
analogous
#B22E8F #B22E4D #B2512E
triadic
#B22E4D #4DB22E #2E4DB2
tetradic
#B22E4D #8FB22E #2EB293 #512EB2
square
#B22E4D #8FB22E #2EB293 #512EB2
split-complementary
#B22E4D #2EB251 #2E8FB2
monochromatic
#511523 #812138 #B22E4D #D14C6B #DD7D94
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.19
#B22E4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.39
#B22E4D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B22E4D
6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B22E4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B22E4D | 1.00 | 6.19 | 3.39 | 6.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#51504D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736B4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3053B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b22e4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 46, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.168 12.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf727e',
500: '#b22e4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b22e4d; $custom-light: #cf727e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b22e4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 46,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.909,
"s": 58.929,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51406,
"c": 0.16804,
"h": 12
},
"luminance": 0.11955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B22E4D
secondary
#76C6B3
accent
#E2BD46
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDEE
border
#D4C8C9
text
#150909
muted
#837B7B