What color is #B22222?

#B22222 is a moderate red known as Firebrick. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Firebrick?

The RGB value is 178, 34, 34: 178 red, 34 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Firebrick?

The complementary color is #22B2B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B22222?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Firebrick color: hex code #B22222

#B22222 rgb(178, 34, 34)

Shades of red

Firebrick has the hex code #B22222. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 13.3% green and 13.3% blue (178, 34, 34).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 68% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 81% yellow and 30% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword firebrick.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

Firebrick (#B22222) color codes

HEX	`#B22222`
RGB	`rgb(178, 34, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 13.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 68%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 81%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 81%, 81%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.12, 55.92, 37.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.12, 67.41, 33.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.223, 10.728, 2.572)`
Decimal	`11674146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Firebrick, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B22222	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B22222 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B22222 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b22222; }
.text { color: #b22222; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b22222; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 34 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b22222, #b26a22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B22222 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B22222?: #B22222 is a moderate red known as Firebrick. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Firebrick?: The RGB value is 178, 34, 34: 178 red, 34 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Firebrick?: The complementary color is #22B2B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B22222?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.