#B22F2C#B22F2C

#B22F2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.168 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B22F2C
RGB	rgb(178, 47, 44)
HSL	hsl(1, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(1, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 75.3%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.71, 52.14, 33.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.71, 62.04, 32.82°)
OKLab	oklab(50.9% 0.1506 0.0752)
OKLCH	oklch(50.9% 0.168 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.8335, 11.6829, 3.5931)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B22F2C #2CAFB2

analogous

#B22C6C #B22F2C #B2722C

triadic

#B22F2C #2CB22F #2F2CB2

tetradic

#B22F2C #6CB22C #2CAFB2 #722CB2

square

#B22F2C #6CB22C #2CAFB2 #722CB2

split-complementary

#B22F2C #2CB272 #2C6CB2

monochromatic

#501514 #812220 #B22F2C #D24C49 #DE7C7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#B22F2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#B22F2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B22F2C

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B22F2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B22F2C	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564E2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C40030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b22f2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 47, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.168 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27165',
    500: '#b22f2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b22f2c;
$custom-light: #d27165;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b22f2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.343,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50895,
    "c": 0.16832,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1168
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B22F2C

secondary

#73C4C6

accent

#E0E444

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B22F2C

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

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