#BB2B24#BB2B24

#BB2B24 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.182 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2B24
RGB	rgb(187, 43, 36)
HSL	hsl(3, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(3, 81%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 80.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.88, 56.00, 39.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.88, 68.76, 35.46°)
OKLab	oklab(52.05% 0.16 0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(52.05% 0.182 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.6785, 12.4234, 2.9252)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2B24 #24B4BB

analogous

#BB2468 #BB2B24 #BB7624

triadic

#BB2B24 #24BB2B #2B24BB

tetradic

#BB2B24 #68BB24 #24B4BB #7624BB

square

#BB2B24 #68BB24 #24B4BB #7624BB

split-complementary

#BB2B24 #24BB76 #2468BB

monochromatic

#541310 #881F1A #BB2B24 #DB4942 #E47A75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#BB2B24 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#BB2B24 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2B24

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2B24	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2B24	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)

#584F21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2b24;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 43, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.182 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97160',
    500: '#bb2b24',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2b24;
$custom-light: #d97160;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2b24",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.781,
    "s": 67.713,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52055,
    "c": 0.18159,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2B24

secondary

#6FC7CC

accent

#E3EB3D

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2B24

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

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