#BB1E24#BB1E24

#BB1E24 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.190 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB1E24
RGB	rgb(187, 30, 36)
HSL	hsl(358, 72%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(358, 84%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 84%, 80.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.61, 59.58, 38.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.61, 71.01, 32.96°)
OKLab	oklab(51.11% 0.1713 0.0831)
OKLCH	oklch(51.11% 0.19 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.2789, 11.6242, 2.7920)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB1E24 #1EBBB5

analogous

#BB1E72 #BB1E24 #BB661E

triadic

#BB1E24 #24BB1E #1E24BB

tetradic

#BB1E24 #72BB1E #1EBBB5 #661EBB

square

#BB1E24 #72BB1E #1EBBB5 #661EBB

split-complementary

#BB1E24 #1EBB66 #1E72BB

monochromatic

#520D10 #86161A #BB1E24 #DF373E #E76C71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#BB1E24 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#BB1E24 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB1E24

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB1E24	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB1E24	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)

#534A22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb1e24;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 30, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.190 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96c60',
    500: '#bb1e24',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb1e24;
$custom-light: #d96c60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb1e24",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.707,
    "s": 72.35,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51113,
    "c": 0.19037,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB1E24

secondary

#67CDC9

accent

#EFE839

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB1E24

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

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