#D42222#D42222

#D42222 is a mid, highly saturated red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.211 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#D42222
RGB	rgb(212, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 72%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 84%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 84%, 84%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.99, 65.56, 46.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.99, 80.42, 35.40°)
OKLab	oklab(55.98% 0.1869 0.0973)
OKLCH	oklch(55.98% 0.211 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.0157, 15.2613, 2.9837)
Luminance	0.1526 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#D42222 #22D4D4

analogous

#D4227B #D42222 #D47B22

triadic

#D42222 #22D422 #2222D4

tetradic

#D42222 #7BD422 #22D4D4 #7B22D4

square

#D42222 #7BD422 #22D4D4 #7B22D4

split-complementary

#D42222 #22D47B #227BD4

monochromatic

#6B1111 #9F1A1A #D42222 #E35050 #EB8585

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#D42222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#D42222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #D42222

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##D42222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##D42222	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F541F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897A17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#EA0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #d42222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(212, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.211 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ec725f',
    500: '#d42222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #d42222;
$custom-light: #ec725f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#d42222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 212,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 72.358,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55976,
    "c": 0.21071,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15257
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#D42222

secondary

#7DD5D5

accent

#EFEF39

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FFEDE9

border

#D7C8C5

text

#190905

muted

#867B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #D42222

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

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