#B22F2E#B22F2E

#B22F2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.168 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B22F2E
RGB	rgb(178, 47, 46)
HSL	hsl(0, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 74.2%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.73, 52.22, 32.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.73, 61.50, 31.88°)
OKLab	oklab(50.92% 0.1513 0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(50.92% 0.168 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.8720, 11.6983, 3.7959)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B22F2E #2EB1B2

analogous

#B22E6F #B22F2E #B2712E

triadic

#B22F2E #2EB22F #2F2EB2

tetradic

#B22F2E #6FB22E #2EB1B2 #712EB2

square

#B22F2E #6FB22E #2EB1B2 #712EB2

split-complementary

#B22F2E #2EB271 #2E6FB2

monochromatic

#511515 #812221 #B22F2E #D14D4C #DD7E7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#B22F2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#B22F2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B22F2E

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B22F2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B22F2E	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)

#564E2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C40030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b22f2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 47, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.168 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d17167',
    500: '#b22f2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b22f2e;
$custom-light: #d17167;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b22f2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.455,
    "s": 58.929,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50922,
    "c": 0.16806,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B22F2E

secondary

#76C5C6

accent

#E1E246

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B22F2E

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

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