#BB2225#BB2225

#BB2225 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.188 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2225
RGB	rgb(187, 34, 37)
HSL	hsl(359, 69%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(359, 82%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.8%, 80.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.97, 58.63, 38.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.97, 70.10, 33.25°)
OKLab	oklab(51.38% 0.1685 0.083)
OKLCH	oklch(51.38% 0.188 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.4021, 11.8459, 2.9095)
Luminance	0.1184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2225 #22BBB8

analogous

#BB2271 #BB2225 #BB6C22

triadic

#BB2225 #25BB22 #2225BB

tetradic

#BB2225 #71BB22 #22BBB8 #6C22BB

square

#BB2225 #71BB22 #22BBB8 #6C22BB

split-complementary

#BB2225 #22BB6C #2271BB

monochromatic

#530F11 #87191B #BB2225 #DC3E41 #E57274

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#BB2225 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#BB2225 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2225

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2225	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2225	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544C23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2225;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 34, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.188 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96d60',
    500: '#bb2225',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2225;
$custom-light: #d96d60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2225",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.824,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51382,
    "c": 0.1878,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11842
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2225

secondary

#6DCCCA

accent

#ECE93C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2225

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

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