#BB241E#BB241E

#BB241E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.187 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB241E
RGB	rgb(187, 36, 30)
HSL	hsl(2, 72%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(2, 84%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.7%, 84%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.09, 57.90, 42.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.09, 71.72, 36.17°)
OKLab	oklab(51.45% 0.1648 0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(51.45% 0.187 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.3614, 11.9238, 2.4048)
Luminance	0.1192 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB241E #1EB5BB

analogous

#BB1E66 #BB241E #BB721E

triadic

#BB241E #1EBB24 #241EBB

tetradic

#BB241E #66BB1E #1EB5BB #721EBB

square

#BB241E #66BB1E #1EB5BB #721EBB

split-complementary

#BB241E #1EBB72 #1E66BB

monochromatic

#52100D #861A16 #BB241E #DF3E37 #E7716C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#BB241E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#BB241E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB241E

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB241E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB241E	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554C1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb241e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 36, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.187 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6e5c',
    500: '#bb241e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb241e;
$custom-light: #da6e5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb241e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.293,
    "s": 72.35,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51454,
    "c": 0.18727,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB241E

secondary

#67C9CD

accent

#E8EF39

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB241E

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

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