#BB2A2C#BB2A2C

#BB2A2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.181 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2A2C
RGB	rgb(187, 42, 44)
HSL	hsl(359, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(359, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 76.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.85, 56.59, 35.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.85, 66.74, 32.01°)
OKLab	oklab(52.06% 0.1635 0.0785)
OKLCH	oklch(52.06% 0.181 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.7787, 12.4060, 3.6303)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2A2C #2ABBB9

analogous

#BB2A75 #BB2A2C #BB702A

triadic

#BB2A2C #2CBB2A #2A2CBB

tetradic

#BB2A2C #75BB2A #2ABBB9 #702ABB

square

#BB2A2C #75BB2A #2ABBB9 #702ABB

split-complementary

#BB2A2C #2ABB70 #2A75BB

monochromatic

#571414 #891F20 #BB2A2C #D74C4D #E27D7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#BB2A2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#BB2A2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2A2C

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2A2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2A2C	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574F2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2a2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 42, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.181 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97165',
    500: '#bb2a2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2a2c;
$custom-light: #d97165;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2a2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.172,
    "s": 63.319,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52062,
    "c": 0.18136,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2A2C

secondary

#76CAC9

accent

#E6E441

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2A2C

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

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