#BB2823#BB2823

#BB2823 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.184 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2823
RGB	rgb(187, 40, 35)
HSL	hsl(2, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.6%, 81.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.54, 56.89, 40.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.54, 69.61, 35.18°)
OKLab	oklab(51.8% 0.1626 0.086)
OKLCH	oklch(51.8% 0.184 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.5583, 12.2072, 2.8109)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2823 #23B6BB

analogous

#BB236A #BB2823 #BB7423

triadic

#BB2823 #23BB28 #2823BB

tetradic

#BB2823 #6ABB23 #23B6BB #7423BB

square

#BB2823 #6ABB23 #23B6BB #7423BB

split-complementary

#BB2823 #23BB74 #236ABB

monochromatic

#541210 #871D19 #BB2823 #DB4540 #E57774

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#BB2823 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BB2823 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2823

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2823	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2823	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574E20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6D1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2823;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 40, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.184 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9705f',
    500: '#bb2823',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2823;
$custom-light: #d9705f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2823",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.974,
    "s": 68.468,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51801,
    "c": 0.18393,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2823

secondary

#6EC9CC

accent

#E6EB3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2823

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

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