#BB2B49#BB2B49

#BB2B49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.179 H 14.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2B49
RGB	rgb(187, 43, 73)
HSL	hsl(348, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(348, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 61%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.43, 57.76, 18.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.43, 60.63, 17.72°)
OKLab	oklab(52.63% 0.1734 0.0452)
OKLCH	oklch(52.63% 0.179 14.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.5623, 12.7769, 7.5802)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2B49 #2BBB9D

analogous

#BB2B91 #BB2B49 #BB552B

triadic

#BB2B49 #49BB2B #2B49BB

tetradic

#BB2B49 #91BB2B #2BBB9D #552BBB

square

#BB2B49 #91BB2B #2BBB9D #552BBB

split-complementary

#BB2B49 #2BBB55 #2B91BB

monochromatic

#571422 #892036 #BB2B49 #D64D6A #E27F93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#BB2B49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#BB2B49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2B49

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2B49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2B49	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535149

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786F45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD0038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2b49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 43, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.179 14.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7727b',
    500: '#bb2b49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2b49;
$custom-light: #d7727b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2b49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.5,
    "s": 62.609,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52634,
    "c": 0.17918,
    "h": 14.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2B49

secondary

#78CAB9

accent

#E6C442

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2B49

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

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