#BB251E#BB251E

#BB251E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.187 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB251E
RGB	rgb(187, 37, 30)
HSL	hsl(3, 72%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(3, 84%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.2%, 84%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.19, 57.62, 42.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.19, 71.55, 36.36°)
OKLab	oklab(51.53% 0.1639 0.0891)
OKLCH	oklch(51.53% 0.187 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.3921, 11.9852, 2.4151)
Luminance	0.1198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB251E #1EB4BB

analogous

#BB1E66 #BB251E #BB731E

triadic

#BB251E #1EBB25 #251EBB

tetradic

#BB251E #66BB1E #1EB4BB #731EBB

square

#BB251E #66BB1E #1EB4BB #731EBB

split-complementary

#BB251E #1EBB73 #1E66BB

monochromatic

#52100D #861B16 #BB251E #DF3F37 #E7716C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#BB251E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#BB251E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB251E

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB251E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB251E	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564C1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb251e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 37, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.187 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6e5c',
    500: '#bb251e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb251e;
$custom-light: #da6e5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb251e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.675,
    "s": 72.35,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51526,
    "c": 0.18661,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB251E

secondary

#67C9CD

accent

#E7EF39

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB251E

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

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