#BB2C2C#BB2C2C

#BB2C2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.180 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2C2C
RGB	rgb(187, 44, 44)
HSL	hsl(0, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 76.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.08, 55.96, 35.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.08, 66.34, 32.48°)
OKLab	oklab(52.23% 0.1615 0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(52.23% 0.18 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.8514, 12.5514, 3.6545)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2C2C #2CBBBB

analogous

#BB2C73 #BB2C2C #BB732C

triadic

#BB2C2C #2CBB2C #2C2CBB

tetradic

#BB2C2C #73BB2C #2CBBBB #732CBB

square

#BB2C2C #73BB2C #2CBBBB #732CBB

split-complementary

#BB2C2C #2CBB73 #2C73BB

monochromatic

#581515 #892020 #BB2C2C #D64F4F #E18080

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#BB2C2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#BB2C2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2C2C

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2C2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2C2C	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58502A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2c2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 44, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.180 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97166',
    500: '#bb2c2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2c2c;
$custom-light: #d97166;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2c2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5223,
    "c": 0.1798,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12548
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2C2C

secondary

#79CACA

accent

#E5E543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2C2C

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

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