#BB2422#BB2422

#BB2422 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.187 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2422
RGB	rgb(187, 36, 34)
HSL	hsl(1, 69%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(1, 82%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.7%, 81.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.13, 58.01, 40.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.13, 70.60, 34.75°)
OKLab	oklab(51.49% 0.1659 0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(51.49% 0.187 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.4158, 11.9455, 2.6912)
Luminance	0.1194 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2422 #22B9BB

analogous

#BB226C #BB2422 #BB7022

triadic

#BB2422 #22BB24 #2422BB

tetradic

#BB2422 #6CBB22 #22B9BB #7022BB

square

#BB2422 #6CBB22 #22B9BB #7022BB

split-complementary

#BB2422 #22BB70 #226CBB

monochromatic

#53100F #871A19 #BB2422 #DC403E #E57472

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#BB2422 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#BB2422 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2422

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2422	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2422	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554C1F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2422;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 36, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.187 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e5e',
    500: '#bb2422',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2422;
$custom-light: #d96e5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2422",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.784,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51491,
    "c": 0.18682,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2422

secondary

#6DCBCC

accent

#EAEC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2422

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

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