#BB2623#BB2623

#BB2623 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.185 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2623
RGB	rgb(187, 38, 35)
HSL	hsl(1, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(1, 81%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.7%, 81.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.34, 57.48, 39.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.34, 69.97, 34.77°)
OKLab	oklab(51.65% 0.1644 0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(51.65% 0.185 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.4927, 12.0759, 2.7890)
Luminance	0.1207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2623 #23B8BB

analogous

#BB236C #BB2623 #BB7223

triadic

#BB2623 #23BB26 #2623BB

tetradic

#BB2623 #6CBB23 #23B8BB #7223BB

square

#BB2623 #6CBB23 #23B8BB #7223BB

split-complementary

#BB2623 #23BB72 #236CBB

monochromatic

#541110 #871C19 #BB2623 #DB4340 #E57674

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#BB2623 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#BB2623 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2623

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2623	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2623	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564D20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2623;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 38, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.185 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f5f',
    500: '#bb2623',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2623;
$custom-light: #d96f5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2623",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.184,
    "s": 68.468,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51647,
    "c": 0.18534,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12072
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2623

secondary

#6ECACC

accent

#E8EB3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2623

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

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