#BB2C2B#BB2C2B

#BB2C2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.180 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2C2B
RGB	rgb(187, 44, 43)
HSL	hsl(0, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 77%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.07, 55.92, 36.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.07, 66.61, 32.90°)
OKLab	oklab(52.22% 0.1612 0.0799)
OKLCH	oklch(52.22% 0.18 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.8328, 12.5440, 3.5567)
Luminance	0.1254 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2C2B #2BBABB

analogous

#BB2B72 #BB2C2B #BB742B

triadic

#BB2C2B #2BBB2C #2C2BBB

tetradic

#BB2C2B #72BB2B #2BBABB #742BBB

square

#BB2C2B #72BB2B #2BBABB #742BBB

split-complementary

#BB2C2B #2BBB74 #2B72BB

monochromatic

#571514 #892020 #BB2C2B #D64E4D #E2807F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#BB2C2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#BB2C2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2C2B

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2C2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2C2B	1.00	5.99	3.51	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584F29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2c2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 44, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.180 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97165',
    500: '#bb2c2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2c2b;
$custom-light: #d97165;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2c2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.417,
    "s": 62.609,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52217,
    "c": 0.17993,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12541
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2C2B

secondary

#78CACA

accent

#E5E642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160905

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2C2B

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

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