#BB2A2B#BB2A2B

#BB2A2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.181 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2A2B
RGB	rgb(187, 42, 43)
HSL	hsl(360, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(360, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 77%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.84, 56.55, 35.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.84, 67.01, 32.44°)
OKLab	oklab(52.05% 0.1632 0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(52.05% 0.181 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.7601, 12.3986, 3.5324)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2A2B #2ABBBA

analogous

#BB2A74 #BB2A2B #BB712A

triadic

#BB2A2B #2BBB2A #2A2BBB

tetradic

#BB2A2B #74BB2A #2ABBBA #712ABB

square

#BB2A2B #74BB2A #2ABBBA #712ABB

split-complementary

#BB2A2B #2ABB71 #2A74BB

monochromatic

#571414 #891F20 #BB2A2B #D74C4C #E27D7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#BB2A2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#BB2A2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2A2B

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2A2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2A2B	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)

#574F29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2a2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 42, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.181 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97165',
    500: '#bb2a2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2a2b;
$custom-light: #d97165;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2a2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.586,
    "s": 63.319,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5205,
    "c": 0.18148,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2A2B

secondary

#76CACA

accent

#E6E541

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160805

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2A2B

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

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