#BB2A23#BB2A23

#BB2A23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.182 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2A23
RGB	rgb(187, 42, 35)
HSL	hsl(3, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(3, 81%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 81.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.76, 56.29, 40.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.76, 69.24, 35.61°)
OKLab	oklab(51.96% 0.1607 0.0864)
OKLCH	oklch(51.96% 0.182 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.6275, 12.3455, 2.8339)
Luminance	0.1234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2A23 #23B4BB

analogous

#BB2368 #BB2A23 #BB7623

triadic

#BB2A23 #23BB2A #2A23BB

tetradic

#BB2A23 #68BB23 #23B4BB #7623BB

square

#BB2A23 #68BB23 #23B4BB #7623BB

split-complementary

#BB2A23 #23BB76 #2368BB

monochromatic

#541310 #871E19 #BB2A23 #DB4740 #E57974

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#BB2A23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#BB2A23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2A23

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2A23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2A23	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584E20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2a23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 42, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.182 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9705f',
    500: '#bb2a23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2a23;
$custom-light: #d9705f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2a23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.763,
    "s": 68.468,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51962,
    "c": 0.18246,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2A23

secondary

#6EC8CC

accent

#E3EB3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2A23

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

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