#BB2727#BB2727

#BB2727 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.184 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2727
RGB	rgb(187, 39, 39)
HSL	hsl(0, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 79.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.48, 57.31, 37.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.48, 68.67, 33.43°)
OKLab	oklab(51.77% 0.1648 0.0823)
OKLCH	oklch(51.77% 0.184 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.5879, 12.1658, 3.1306)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2727 #27BBBB

analogous

#BB2771 #BB2727 #BB7127

triadic

#BB2727 #27BB27 #2727BB

tetradic

#BB2727 #71BB27 #27BBBB #7127BB

square

#BB2727 #71BB27 #27BBBB #7127BB

split-complementary

#BB2727 #27BB71 #2771BB

monochromatic

#561212 #881C1C #BB2727 #D94747 #E37979

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#BB2727 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#BB2727 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2727

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2727	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2727	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)

#564D25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2727;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 39, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.184 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f62',
    500: '#bb2727',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2727;
$custom-light: #d96f62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2727",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 65.487,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51765,
    "c": 0.18417,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2727

secondary

#73CBCB

accent

#E8E83F

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2727

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

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