#BB2726#BB2726

#BB2726 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.184 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2726
RGB	rgb(187, 39, 38)
HSL	hsl(0, 66%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 80%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 79.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.47, 57.28, 38.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.47, 68.95, 33.82°)
OKLab	oklab(51.75% 0.1644 0.0832)
OKLCH	oklch(51.75% 0.184 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.5715, 12.1593, 3.0445)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2726 #26BABB

analogous

#BB2670 #BB2726 #BB7226

triadic

#BB2726 #26BB27 #2726BB

tetradic

#BB2726 #70BB26 #26BABB #7226BB

square

#BB2726 #70BB26 #26BABB #7226BB

split-complementary

#BB2726 #26BB72 #2670BB

monochromatic

#551211 #881C1C #BB2726 #D94645 #E47978

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#BB2726 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#BB2726 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2726

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2726	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2726	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564D24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2726;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 39, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.184 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f61',
    500: '#bb2726',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2726;
$custom-light: #d96f61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2726",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.403,
    "s": 66.222,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51754,
    "c": 0.18429,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2726

secondary

#72CBCB

accent

#E8E93F

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2726

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

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