#BB2824#BB2824

#BB2824 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.184 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BB2824
RGBrgb(187, 40, 36)
HSLhsl(2, 68%, 44%)
HSVhsv(2, 81%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78.6%, 80.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LABlab(41.55, 56.92, 39.57)
CIE-LCHlch(41.55, 69.33, 34.80°)
OKLaboklab(51.81% 0.1629 0.0851)
OKLCHoklch(51.81% 0.184 27.6)
XYZxyz(21.5734, 12.2132, 2.8902)
Luminance0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BB2824 #24B7BB
analogous
#BB246B #BB2824 #BB7324
triadic
#BB2824 #24BB28 #2824BB
tetradic
#BB2824 #6BBB24 #24B7BB #7324BB
square
#BB2824 #6BBB24 #24B7BB #7324BB
split-complementary
#BB2824 #24BB73 #246BBB
monochromatic
#541210 #881D1A #BB2824 #DB4642 #E47875

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10
#BB2824 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44
#BB2824 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2824
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BB2824#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BB28241.006.103.446.10
#FFFFFF6.101.0021.001.00
#0000003.4421.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.101.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#574E22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6D1D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE0029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bb2824;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 40, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.184 27.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97060',
    500: '#bb2824',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bb2824;
$custom-light: #d97060;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bb2824",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.589,
    "s": 67.713,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51811,
    "c": 0.1838,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BB2824
secondary
#6FC9CC
accent
#E6EB3D
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#170805
muted
#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2824

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#BB2824 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva