#BB2B2D#BB2B2D

#BB2B2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.180 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2B2D
RGB	rgb(187, 43, 45)
HSL	hsl(359, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(359, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 75.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.98, 56.32, 34.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.98, 66.27, 31.81°)
OKLab	oklab(52.16% 0.1629 0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(52.16% 0.18 25.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.8336, 12.4855, 3.7424)
Luminance	0.1248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2B2D #2BBBB9

analogous

#BB2B75 #BB2B2D #BB712B

triadic

#BB2B2D #2DBB2B #2B2DBB

tetradic

#BB2B2D #75BB2B #2BBBB9 #712BBB

square

#BB2B2D #75BB2B #2BBBB9 #712BBB

split-complementary

#BB2B2D #2BBB71 #2B75BB

monochromatic

#571415 #892021 #BB2B2D #D64D4F #E27F80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#BB2B2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#BB2B2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2B2D

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2B2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2B2D	1.00	6.01	3.50	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574F2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2b2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 43, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.180 25.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87166',
    500: '#bb2b2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2b2d;
$custom-light: #d87166;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2b2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.167,
    "s": 62.609,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52158,
    "c": 0.18048,
    "h": 25.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2B2D

secondary

#78CAC9

accent

#E6E342

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2B2D

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

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