#BB2B2A#BB2B2A

#BB2B2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.181 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2B2A
RGB	rgb(187, 43, 42)
HSL	hsl(0, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 77.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.94, 56.20, 36.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.94, 67.08, 33.09°)
OKLab	oklab(52.12% 0.1619 0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(52.12% 0.181 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.7779, 12.4632, 3.4490)
Luminance	0.1246 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2B2A #2ABABB

analogous

#BB2A71 #BB2B2A #BB742A

triadic

#BB2B2A #2ABB2B #2B2ABB

tetradic

#BB2B2A #71BB2A #2ABABB #742ABB

square

#BB2B2A #71BB2A #2ABABB #742ABB

split-complementary

#BB2B2A #2ABB74 #2A71BB

monochromatic

#571414 #89201F #BB2B2A #D74C4C #E27E7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#BB2B2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#BB2B2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2B2A

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2B2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2B2A	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574F28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2b2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 43, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.181 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97164',
    500: '#bb2b2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2b2a;
$custom-light: #d97164;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2b2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.414,
    "s": 63.319,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52121,
    "c": 0.18084,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1246
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2B2A

secondary

#76CACA

accent

#E5E641

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160805

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2B2A

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

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