Primary#B22222
Main brand colour. Use for headers, navigation, and primary buttons.
50 Copy
#F7E9E9
RGB 247, 233, 233
HSL 0°, 47%, 94%
Fail 1.18 AAA 12.5
100 Copy
#E8BDBD
RGB 232, 189, 189
HSL 0°, 48%, 83%
Fail 1.69 AAA 8.74
300 Copy
#D17A7A
RGB 209, 122, 122
HSL 0°, 49%, 65%
AA large 3.1 AA 4.76
500 Copy
#B22222
RGB 178, 34, 34
HSL 0°, 68%, 42%
AA 6.68 Fail 2.21
700 Copy
#861A1A
RGB 134, 26, 26
HSL 0°, 68%, 31%
AAA 9.65 Fail 1.53
900 Copy
#591111
RGB 89, 17, 17
HSL 0°, 68%, 21%
AAA 13.88 Fail 1.06
Secondary#B2226A
Companion colour. Use for links, highlights, and hover states.
50 Copy
#F7E9F0
RGB 247, 233, 240
HSL 330°, 47%, 94%
Fail 1.18 AAA 12.55
100 Copy
#E8BDD2
RGB 232, 189, 210
HSL 331°, 48%, 83%
Fail 1.66 AAA 8.88
300 Copy
#D17AA6
RGB 209, 122, 166
HSL 330°, 49%, 65%
Fail 2.98 AA 4.95
500 Copy
#B2226A
RGB 178, 34, 106
HSL 330°, 68%, 42%
AA 6.31 Fail 2.34
700 Copy
#861A50
RGB 134, 26, 80
HSL 330°, 68%, 31%
AAA 9.22 Fail 1.6
900 Copy
#591135
RGB 89, 17, 53
HSL 330°, 68%, 21%
AAA 13.49 Fail 1.09
Tertiary#B26A22
Accent colour. Use for highlights, charts, and callouts.
50 Copy
#F7F0E9
RGB 247, 240, 233
HSL 30°, 47%, 94%
Fail 1.13 AAA 13.07
100 Copy
#E8D2BD
RGB 232, 210, 189
HSL 29°, 48%, 83%
Fail 1.46 AAA 10.11
300 Copy
#D1A67A
RGB 209, 166, 122
HSL 30°, 49%, 65%
Fail 2.22 AA 6.64
500 Copy
#B26A22
RGB 178, 106, 34
HSL 30°, 68%, 42%
AA large 4.22 AA large 3.5
700 Copy
#86501A
RGB 134, 80, 26
HSL 30°, 68%, 31%
AA 6.61 Fail 2.23
900 Copy
#593511
RGB 89, 53, 17
HSL 30°, 68%, 21%
AAA 10.81 Fail 1.36
Quaternary#B222B2
Accent colour. Use sparingly for calls to action and warnings.
50 Copy
#F7E9F7
RGB 247, 233, 247
HSL 300°, 47%, 94%
Fail 1.17 AAA 12.61
100 Copy
#E8BDE8
RGB 232, 189, 232
HSL 300°, 48%, 83%
Fail 1.63 AAA 9.05
300 Copy
#D17AD1
RGB 209, 122, 209
HSL 300°, 49%, 65%
Fail 2.83 AA 5.21
500 Copy
#B222B2
RGB 178, 34, 178
HSL 300°, 68%, 42%
AA 5.58 Fail 2.65
700 Copy
#861A86
RGB 134, 26, 134
HSL 300°, 68%, 31%
AAA 8.38 Fail 1.76
900 Copy
#591159
RGB 89, 17, 89
HSL 300°, 68%, 21%
AAA 12.73 Fail 1.16
Quinary#B2B222
Accent colour. Use for charts and small details.
50 Copy
#F7F7E9
RGB 247, 247, 233
HSL 60°, 47%, 94%
Fail 1.08 AAA 13.66
100 Copy
#E8E8BD
RGB 232, 232, 189
HSL 60°, 48%, 83%
Fail 1.26 AAA 11.74
300 Copy
#D1D17A
RGB 209, 209, 122
HSL 60°, 49%, 65%
Fail 1.6 AAA 9.21
500 Copy
#B2B222
RGB 178, 178, 34
HSL 60°, 68%, 42%
Fail 2.26 AA 6.52
700 Copy
#86861A
RGB 134, 134, 26
HSL 60°, 68%, 31%
AA large 3.86 AA large 3.82
900 Copy
#595911
RGB 89, 89, 17
HSL 60°, 68%, 21%
AAA 7.34 Fail 2.01
Neutral#684B4B
Tinted neutral drawn from the seed hue. Use for body text, borders, and backgrounds.
50 Copy
#F0EDED
RGB 240, 237, 237
HSL 0°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.68
100 Copy
#D2C9C9
RGB 210, 201, 201
HSL 0°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.62 AAA 9.09
300 Copy
#A49393
RGB 164, 147, 147
HSL 0°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.93 AA 5.04
500 Copy
#684B4B
RGB 104, 75, 75
HSL 0°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.79 Fail 1.89
700 Copy
#4E3838
RGB 78, 56, 56
HSL 0°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.79 Fail 1.37
900 Copy
#342626
RGB 52, 38, 38
HSL 0°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.47 Fail 1.02
Click a swatch to copy its hex code. Badges show WCAG contrast against white text and against dark text (#0F2A3F). AAA is 7:1 or higher. AA is 4.5:1 or higher. AA large is 3:1 or higher.
In use
Sample components show how the colours work together.
Buttons
Primary action
Secondary
Outline
Call to action
Confirm
Navigation
Firebrick Work Services About Contact
Alerts
Information uses the secondary colour.
Success uses tertiary.
Warnings use quaternary.
Typography
Heading in primary
Body copy in neutral 500 on a white card. This keeps long text easy to read.
Muted caption text in neutral 300.
Links use primary 500
Dark surface
Primary 900 works as a footer or hero background. Secondary 300 gives headings lift without glare.
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Copy this block into your stylesheet, or link to b22222-analogous.css and b22222-analogous.json .
:root {
--primary-50: #F7E9E9;
--primary-100: #E8BDBD;
--primary-300: #D17A7A;
--primary-500: #B22222;
--primary-700: #861A1A;
--primary-900: #591111;
--secondary-50: #F7E9F0;
--secondary-100: #E8BDD2;
--secondary-300: #D17AA6;
--secondary-500: #B2226A;
--secondary-700: #861A50;
--secondary-900: #591135;
--tertiary-50: #F7F0E9;
--tertiary-100: #E8D2BD;
--tertiary-300: #D1A67A;
--tertiary-500: #B26A22;
--tertiary-700: #86501A;
--tertiary-900: #593511;
--quaternary-50: #F7E9F7;
--quaternary-100: #E8BDE8;
--quaternary-300: #D17AD1;
--quaternary-500: #B222B2;
--quaternary-700: #861A86;
--quaternary-900: #591159;
--quinary-50: #F7F7E9;
--quinary-100: #E8E8BD;
--quinary-300: #D1D17A;
--quinary-500: #B2B222;
--quinary-700: #86861A;
--quinary-900: #595911;
--neutral-50: #F0EDED;
--neutral-100: #D2C9C9;
--neutral-300: #A49393;
--neutral-500: #684B4B;
--neutral-700: #4E3838;
--neutral-900: #342626;
}
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Steps 50 to 300 are tints. Step 500 is the base colour. Steps 700 and 900 are shades.