#BB2C1D#BB2C1D

#BB2C1D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.182 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BB2C1D
RGBrgb(187, 44, 29)
HSLhsl(6, 73%, 42%)
HSVhsv(6, 84%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76.5%, 84.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LABlab(41.94, 55.49, 43.59)
CIE-LCHlch(41.94, 70.56, 38.15°)
OKLaboklab(52.08% 0.1571 0.0914)
OKLCHoklch(52.08% 0.182 30.2)
XYZxyz(21.6186, 12.4583, 2.4286)
Luminance0.1245 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BB2C1D #1DACBB
analogous
#BB1D5D #BB2C1D #BB7B1D
triadic
#BB2C1D #1DBB2C #2C1DBB
tetradic
#BB2C1D #5DBB1D #1DACBB #7B1DBB
square
#BB2C1D #5DBB1D #1DACBB #7B1DBB
split-complementary
#BB2C1D #1DBB7B #1D5DBB
monochromatic
#51130D #862015 #BB2C1D #E04635 #E8766A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02
#BB2C1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49
#BB2C1D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2C1D
6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BB2C1D#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BB2C1D1.006.023.496.02
#FFFFFF6.021.0021.001.00
#0000003.4921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.021.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#594F19
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6E14
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bb2c1d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 44, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.182 30.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9715b',
    500: '#bb2c1d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bb2c1d;
$custom-light: #d9715b;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bb2c1d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.696,
    "s": 73.148,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52077,
    "c": 0.18174,
    "h": 30.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BB2C1D
secondary
#66C4CE
accent
#DEF038
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#170804
muted
#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2C1D

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#BB2C1D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva