#BB2826#BB2826

#BB2826 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.184 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2826
RGB	rgb(187, 40, 38)
HSL	hsl(1, 66%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(1, 80%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.6%, 79.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.57, 56.99, 38.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.57, 68.77, 34.03°)
OKLab	oklab(51.83% 0.1635 0.0834)
OKLCH	oklch(51.83% 0.184 27)
XYZ	xyz(21.6048, 12.2258, 3.0556)
Luminance	0.1222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2826 #26B9BB

analogous

#BB266F #BB2826 #BB7226

triadic

#BB2826 #26BB28 #2826BB

tetradic

#BB2826 #6FBB26 #26B9BB #7226BB

square

#BB2826 #6FBB26 #26B9BB #7226BB

split-complementary

#BB2826 #26BB72 #266FBB

monochromatic

#551211 #881D1C #BB2826 #D94745 #E47978

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#BB2826 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BB2826 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2826

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2826	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2826	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)

#564E24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6D1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2826;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 40, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.184 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97061',
    500: '#bb2826',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2826;
$custom-light: #d97061;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2826",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.805,
    "s": 66.222,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51832,
    "c": 0.18356,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.12222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2826

secondary

#72CACB

accent

#E7E93F

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2826

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

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