#B22E4E#B22E4E
#B22E4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.168 H 11.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B22E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 46, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 56.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.17, 54.46, 13.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.17, 56.08, 13.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.43% 0.1648 0.0335) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.43% 0.168 11.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7142, 11.9720, 8.4263) |
| Luminance | 0.1197 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.27
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.38
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.40
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.68
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.02
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B22E4E #2EB292
analogous
#B22E90 #B22E4E #B2502E
triadic
#B22E4E #4EB22E #2E4EB2
tetradic
#B22E4E #90B22E #2EB292 #502EB2
square
#B22E4E #90B22E #2EB292 #502EB2
split-complementary
#B22E4E #2EB250 #2E90B2
monochromatic
#511523 #812139 #B22E4E #D14C6C #DD7D94
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.19
#B22E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.39
#B22E4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B22E4E
6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B22E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B22E4E | 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)
#50504E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726B4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3063B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b22e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 46, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.168 11.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf727f',
500: '#b22e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b22e4e; $custom-light: #cf727f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b22e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 46,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.455,
"s": 58.929,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5143,
"c": 0.16814,
"h": 11.5
},
"luminance": 0.11969
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B22E4E
secondary
#76C6B3
accent
#E2BC46
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDEE
border
#D4C8C9
text
#15090A
muted
#837B7C