#BB2C2D#BB2C2D

#BB2C2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.180 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2C2D
RGB	rgb(187, 44, 45)
HSL	hsl(360, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(360, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 75.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.09, 56.00, 35.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.09, 66.07, 32.05°)
OKLab	oklab(52.24% 0.1619 0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(52.24% 0.18 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.8704, 12.5591, 3.7547)
Luminance	0.1256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2C2D #2CBBBA

analogous

#BB2C75 #BB2C2D #BB722C

triadic

#BB2C2D #2DBB2C #2C2DBB

tetradic

#BB2C2D #75BB2C #2CBBBA #722CBB

square

#BB2C2D #75BB2C #2CBBBA #722CBB

split-complementary

#BB2C2D #2CBB72 #2C75BB

monochromatic

#581515 #892021 #BB2C2D #D64F50 #E18081

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#BB2C2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#BB2C2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2C2D

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2C2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2C2D	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)

#58502B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2c2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 44, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.180 25.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87166',
    500: '#bb2c2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2c2d;
$custom-light: #d87166;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2c2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.58,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52242,
    "c": 0.17969,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2C2D

secondary

#79CAC9

accent

#E5E443

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2C2D

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

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