#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
RGB	rgb(187, 40, 36)
HSL	hsl(2, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.6%, 80.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.55, 56.92, 39.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.55, 69.33, 34.80°)
OKLab	oklab(51.81% 0.1629 0.0851)
OKLCH	oklch(51.81% 0.184 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.5734, 12.2132, 2.8902)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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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
##BB2824	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)

#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

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

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