#BB2827#BB2827

#BB2827 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.183 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2827
RGB	rgb(187, 40, 39)
HSL	hsl(0, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.6%, 79.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.58, 57.02, 37.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.58, 68.49, 33.64°)
OKLab	oklab(51.84% 0.1638 0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(51.84% 0.183 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.6211, 12.2323, 3.1417)
Luminance	0.1223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2827 #27BABB

analogous

#BB2770 #BB2827 #BB7227

triadic

#BB2827 #27BB28 #2827BB

tetradic

#BB2827 #70BB27 #27BABB #7227BB

square

#BB2827 #70BB27 #27BABB #7227BB

split-complementary

#BB2827 #27BB72 #2770BB

monochromatic

#561212 #881D1C #BB2827 #D94847 #E37A79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#BB2827 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#BB2827 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2827

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2827	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2827	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564E25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2827;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 40, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.183 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97062',
    500: '#bb2827',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2827;
$custom-light: #d97062;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2827",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.405,
    "s": 65.487,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51843,
    "c": 0.18345,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2827

secondary

#73CACB

accent

#E7E83F

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2827

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

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