#BB2924#BB2924

#BB2924 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.183 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2924
RGB	rgb(187, 41, 36)
HSL	hsl(2, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 80.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.66, 56.62, 39.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.66, 69.14, 35.02°)
OKLab	oklab(51.89% 0.162 0.0854)
OKLCH	oklch(51.89% 0.183 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.6075, 12.2815, 2.9016)
Luminance	0.1228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2924 #24B6BB

analogous

#BB246A #BB2924 #BB7424

triadic

#BB2924 #24BB29 #2924BB

tetradic

#BB2924 #6ABB24 #24B6BB #7424BB

square

#BB2924 #6ABB24 #24B6BB #7424BB

split-complementary

#BB2924 #24BB74 #246ABB

monochromatic

#541210 #881E1A #BB2924 #DB4742 #E47975

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#BB2924 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#BB2924 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2924

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2924	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2924	1.00	6.08	3.46	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574E21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2924;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 41, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.183 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97060',
    500: '#bb2924',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2924;
$custom-light: #d97060;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2924",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.987,
    "s": 67.713,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51891,
    "c": 0.18308,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2924

secondary

#6FC9CC

accent

#E5EB3D

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2924

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

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