#BB2A2A#BB2A2A
#BB2A2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.182 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB2A2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 42, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 78%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 77.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.83, 56.52, 36.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.83, 67.28, 32.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.04% 0.1629 0.0803) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.04% 0.182 26.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7420, 12.3913, 3.4370) |
| Luminance | 0.1239 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.51
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.30
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.51
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.55
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.77
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB2A2A #2ABBBB
analogous
#BB2A73 #BB2A2A #BB732A
triadic
#BB2A2A #2ABB2A #2A2ABB
tetradic
#BB2A2A #73BB2A #2ABBBB #732ABB
square
#BB2A2A #73BB2A #2ABBBB #732ABB
split-complementary
#BB2A2A #2ABB73 #2A73BB
monochromatic
#571414 #891F1F #BB2A2A #D74C4C #E27D7D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.04
#BB2A2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.48
#BB2A2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB2A2A
6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB2A2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB2A2A | 1.00 | 6.04 | 3.48 | 6.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#574F28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6E24
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE002C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb2a2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 42, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.182 26.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d97164',
500: '#bb2a2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb2a2a; $custom-light: #d97164; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb2a2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 42,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 63.319,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52038,
"c": 0.1816,
"h": 26.3
},
"luminance": 0.12388
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB2A2A
secondary
#76CACA
accent
#E6E641
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#170805
muted
#857B7A