Palettes / Colors / #B22222

#B22222 — Red

#B22222 is the named color FireBrick. It belongs to the red family.

#B22222 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #22B4B4; it also sits naturally between #B4226B and #B46B22. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 70% · Green 13% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 81% · Key 30%

Previews

CSS code for #B22222

.text { color: #B22222; }
.background { background-color: #B22222; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B22222; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 34, 34); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 68%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B22222; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 34, 34, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B22222; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 34, 34, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B22222">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B22222">Div content here</div>

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Tones of #B22222

Color harmonies

Complementary — #22B4B4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B22222: #FFFFFF.

How #B22222 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #B22222

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #B22222?

#B22222 is Red, a red color (RGB 178, 34, 34). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B22222?

#B22222 is RGB 178, 34, 34 — HSL 0°, 68%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 81%, 81%, 30%.

What colors go with #B22222?

Its complement is #22B4B4; analogous partners are #B4226B and #B46B22. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B22222 for text?

White text on #B22222 has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.14:1.