#B3223E#B3223E
#B3223E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.179 H 16.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3223E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 34, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 68%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 81%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81%, 65.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.71, 57.42, 21.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.71, 61.32, 20.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.28% 0.1712 0.0514) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.28% 0.179 16.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0341, 11.0787, 5.6400) |
| Luminance | 0.1108 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 2.19
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.67
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.05
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.45
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.55
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3223E #22B397
analogous
#B32287 #B3223E #B34F22
triadic
#B3223E #3EB322 #223EB3
tetradic
#B3223E #87B322 #22B397 #4F22B3
square
#B3223E #87B322 #22B397 #4F22B3
split-complementary
#B3223E #22B34F #2287B3
monochromatic
#4C0E1A #80182C #B3223E #D93958 #E36C83
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.53
#B3223E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.22
#B3223E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B3223E
6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3223E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3223E | 1.00 | 6.53 | 3.22 | 6.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4A3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#72683A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3223e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 34, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.179 16.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d26d73',
500: '#b3223e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3223e; $custom-light: #d26d73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3223e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 34,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.414,
"s": 68.075,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50279,
"c": 0.17878,
"h": 16.7
},
"luminance": 0.11076
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3223E
secondary
#68C9B6
accent
#EBC93D
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEC
border
#D4C8C7
text
#150808
muted
#837B7B