#BB1E23#BB1E23

#BB1E23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.190 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB1E23
RGB	rgb(187, 30, 35)
HSL	hsl(358, 72%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(358, 84%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 84%, 81.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.60, 59.55, 39.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.60, 71.29, 33.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.1% 0.171 0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(51.1% 0.19 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.2638, 11.6182, 2.7127)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB1E23 #1EBBB6

analogous

#BB1E72 #BB1E23 #BB671E

triadic

#BB1E23 #23BB1E #1E23BB

tetradic

#BB1E23 #72BB1E #1EBBB6 #671EBB

square

#BB1E23 #72BB1E #1EBBB6 #671EBB

split-complementary

#BB1E23 #1EBB67 #1E72BB

monochromatic

#520D0F #861619 #BB1E23 #DF373D #E76C70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#BB1E23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#BB1E23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB1E23

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB1E23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB1E23	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534A21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb1e23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 30, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.190 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6c5f',
    500: '#bb1e23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb1e23;
$custom-light: #da6c5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb1e23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.089,
    "s": 72.35,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51103,
    "c": 0.19046,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB1E23

secondary

#67CDCA

accent

#EFE939

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB1E23

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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