#B22F37#B22F37
#B22F37 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.167 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B22F37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 47, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 58%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 69.1%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.86, 52.65, 27.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.86, 59.28, 27.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.06% 0.1546 0.0634) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.06% 0.167 22.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0684, 11.7769, 4.8301) |
| Luminance | 0.1177 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.53
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.53
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.85
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.92
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.89
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B22F37 #2FB2AA
analogous
#B22F79 #B22F37 #B2692F
triadic
#B22F37 #37B22F #2F37B2
tetradic
#B22F37 #79B22F #2FB2AA #692FB2
square
#B22F37 #79B22F #2FB2AA #692FB2
split-complementary
#B22F37 #2FB269 #2F79B2
monochromatic
#511519 #822228 #B22F37 #D04E56 #DD7E84
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.26
#B22F37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.35
#B22F37 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B22F37
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B22F37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B22F37 | 1.00 | 6.26 | 3.35 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#554E36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756B33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C40033
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b22f37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 47, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.167 22.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1726e',
500: '#b22f37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b22f37; $custom-light: #d1726e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b22f37",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 47,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.336,
"s": 58.222,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51057,
"c": 0.16708,
"h": 22.3
},
"luminance": 0.11774
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B22F37
secondary
#77C6C1
accent
#E1D846
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150807
muted
#837B7A