#BB2C30#BB2C30

#BB2C30 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.179 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2C30
RGB	rgb(187, 44, 48)
HSL	hsl(358, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(358, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 74.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.13, 56.12, 33.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.13, 65.28, 30.72°)
OKLab	oklab(52.28% 0.1629 0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(52.28% 0.179 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.9303, 12.5830, 4.0698)
Luminance	0.1258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2C30 #2CBBB7

analogous

#BB2C77 #BB2C30 #BB702C

triadic

#BB2C30 #30BB2C #2C30BB

tetradic

#BB2C30 #77BB2C #2CBBB7 #702CBB

square

#BB2C30 #77BB2C #2CBBB7 #702CBB

split-complementary

#BB2C30 #2CBB70 #2C77BB

monochromatic

#581517 #892023 #BB2C30 #D64F52 #E18083

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#BB2C30 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#BB2C30 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2C30

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2C30	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2C30	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#57502F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2c30;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 44, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.179 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87168',
    500: '#bb2c30',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2c30;
$custom-light: #d87168;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2c30",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.322,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52281,
    "c": 0.17935,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2C30

secondary

#79CAC8

accent

#E5E043

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2C30

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

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