Fire Brick

Best set with white text. The pairing reaches 6.68:1 contrast and passes AA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#B22222sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(178, 34, 34)screen channels

HSLhsl(0, 68%, 42%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 81%, 30%)approximate process color

Tailwindred-700nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textAA6.68:1

Black textlarge text3.14:1

Recommendation

Use white text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#3F1813

#761F1A

#B22222

#D47164

#EDB5AC

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#B2226A

#B22222

#B26A22

Triadic

#B22222

#22B222

#2222B2

Complement

#B22222

#22B2B2

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-fire-brick: #B22222;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-fire-brick);
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

Hue34°

Lightness39 L*

Chroma67.4

Luminance0.107