#B22F2D#B22F2D
#B22F2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.168 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B22F2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 47, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 74.7%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.72, 52.18, 33.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.72, 61.77, 32.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.91% 0.1509 0.0742) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.91% 0.168 26.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8525, 11.6905, 3.6933) |
| Luminance | 0.1169 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.27
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.96
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.21
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.50
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.83
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B22F2D #2DB0B2
analogous
#B22D6D #B22F2D #B2712D
triadic
#B22F2D #2DB22F #2F2DB2
tetradic
#B22F2D #6DB22D #2DB0B2 #712DB2
square
#B22F2D #6DB22D #2DB0B2 #712DB2
split-complementary
#B22F2D #2DB271 #2D6DB2
monochromatic
#501514 #812221 #B22F2D #D14D4B #DE7D7C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.29
#B22F2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.34
#B22F2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B22F2D
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B22F2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B22F2D | 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)
#564E2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766A28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C40030
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b22f2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 47, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.168 26.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d17166',
500: '#b22f2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b22f2d; $custom-light: #d17166; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b22f2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 47,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.902,
"s": 59.641,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50908,
"c": 0.16819,
"h": 26.2
},
"luminance": 0.11687
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B22F2D
secondary
#75C5C6
accent
#E0E345
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160806
muted
#847B7A