#BB2B2E#BB2B2E

#BB2B2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.180 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2B2E
RGB	rgb(187, 43, 46)
HSL	hsl(359, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(359, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 75.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.99, 56.36, 34.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.99, 66.01, 31.38°)
OKLab	oklab(52.17% 0.1632 0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(52.17% 0.18 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.8531, 12.4932, 3.8450)
Luminance	0.1249 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2B2E #2BBBB8

analogous

#BB2B76 #BB2B2E #BB702B

triadic

#BB2B2E #2EBB2B #2B2EBB

tetradic

#BB2B2E #76BB2B #2BBBB8 #702BBB

square

#BB2B2E #76BB2B #2BBBB8 #702BBB

split-complementary

#BB2B2E #2BBB70 #2B76BB

monochromatic

#571416 #892022 #BB2B2E #D64D50 #E27F81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#BB2B2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#BB2B2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2B2E

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2B2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2B2E	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574F2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2b2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 43, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.180 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87167',
    500: '#bb2b2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2b2e;
$custom-light: #d87167;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2b2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.75,
    "s": 62.609,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5217,
    "c": 0.18036,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2B2E

secondary

#78CAC8

accent

#E6E242

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2B2E

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

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