All About Color #B22E2E

#B22E2E

About #B22E2E

#B22E2E is a medium red color with the hex code #B22E2E. In RGB it is red 178, green 46, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 59%, lightness 44%; in CMYK it is 0%, 74%, 74%, 30%. Its contrast ratio is 6.32:1 on white and 3.32:1 on black.

#B22E2E Color Conversion

Hex tripletB2, 2E, 2E
CMYK0.00%, 74.16%, 74.16%, 30.20%
RGB Decimal178, 46, 46
HSL0°, 59%, 44%
RGB Octal262, 56, 56
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 74.16%, 69.80%
RGB Binary10110010, 101110, 101110
CIE-L*AB40.60, 52.59, 32.33
RGB Percent69.80%, 18.04%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH40.60, 61.73, 31.58
XYZ19.83, 11.62, 3.78
CIE-L*UV40.60, 99.39, 21.44
xyY0.56, 0.33, 11.62
Hunter-Lab34.08, 44.21, 17.28
RYB69.80%, 18.04%, 18.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B22E2E on a dark background: contrast 3.32:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#B22E2E on a light background: contrast 6.32:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B22E2E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B22E2E · #D76565 · #691B1B · #2EB2B2 · #65D7D7

Analogous palette

#B22EB2 · #B22E70 · #B22E2E · #B2702E · #B2B22E

Triadic palette

#B22E2E · #2EB22E · #2E2EB2 · #D76565 · #65D765

Tetradic palette

#B22E2E · #70B22E · #2EB2B2 · #702EB2 · #691B1B

Monochromatic palette

#390F0F · #761E1E · #B22E2E · #D45959 · #E49696

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