#BB2322#BB2322

#BB2322 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.187 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2322
RGB	rgb(187, 35, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 69%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(0, 82%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.3%, 81.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.03, 58.27, 40.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.03, 70.77, 34.57°)
OKLab	oklab(51.42% 0.1668 0.0857)
OKLCH	oklch(51.42% 0.187 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.3859, 11.8859, 2.6812)
Luminance	0.1188 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2322 #22BABB

analogous

#BB226D #BB2322 #BB6F22

triadic

#BB2322 #22BB23 #2322BB

tetradic

#BB2322 #6DBB22 #22BABB #6F22BB

square

#BB2322 #6DBB22 #22BABB #6F22BB

split-complementary

#BB2322 #22BB6F #226DBB

monochromatic

#53100F #871919 #BB2322 #DC3F3E #E57372

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#BB2322 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#BB2322 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2322

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2322	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2322	1.00	6.22	3.38	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554C20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6C1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2322;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 35, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.187 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e5e',
    500: '#bb2322',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2322;
$custom-light: #d96e5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2322",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.392,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5142,
    "c": 0.18747,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11882
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2322

secondary

#6DCCCC

accent

#EBEC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2322

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

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