#BB2C40#BB2C40

#BB2C40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.178 H 18.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2C40
RGB	rgb(187, 44, 64)
HSL	hsl(352, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(352, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 65.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.37, 56.90, 23.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.37, 61.74, 22.84°)
OKLab	oklab(52.54% 0.1689 0.057)
OKLCH	oklch(52.54% 0.178 18.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.3220, 12.7397, 6.1331)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2C40 #2CBBA7

analogous

#BB2C88 #BB2C40 #BB5F2C

triadic

#BB2C40 #40BB2C #2C40BB

tetradic

#BB2C40 #88BB2C #2CBBA7 #5F2CBB

square

#BB2C40 #88BB2C #2CBBA7 #5F2CBB

split-complementary

#BB2C40 #2CBB5F #2C88BB

monochromatic

#58151E #89202F #BB2C40 #D64F62 #E1808E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#BB2C40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#BB2C40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2C40

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2C40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2C40	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555140

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796F3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD0035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2c40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 44, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.178 18.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77274',
    500: '#bb2c40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2c40;
$custom-light: #d77274;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2c40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.608,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52537,
    "c": 0.17821,
    "h": 18.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2C40

secondary

#79CABF

accent

#E5CE43

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2C40

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

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