#BB221E#BB221E

#BB221E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.189 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB221E
RGB	rgb(187, 34, 30)
HSL	hsl(2, 72%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(2, 84%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.8%, 84%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.91, 58.43, 42.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.91, 72.05, 35.81°)
OKLab	oklab(51.31% 0.1665 0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(51.31% 0.189 28)
XYZ	xyz(21.3026, 11.8061, 2.3852)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB221E #1EB7BB

analogous

#BB1E68 #BB221E #BB711E

triadic

#BB221E #1EBB22 #221EBB

tetradic

#BB221E #68BB1E #1EB7BB #711EBB

square

#BB221E #68BB1E #1EB7BB #711EBB

split-complementary

#BB221E #1EBB71 #1E68BB

monochromatic

#520F0D #861816 #BB221E #DF3C37 #E76F6C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#BB221E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#BB221E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB221E

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB221E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB221E	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554B1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6C15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb221e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 34, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.189 28.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6d5c',
    500: '#bb221e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb221e;
$custom-light: #da6d5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb221e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.529,
    "s": 72.35,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51314,
    "c": 0.18856,
    "h": 28
  },
  "luminance": 0.11803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB221E

secondary

#67CBCD

accent

#EAEF39

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB221E

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

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