#BB2C47#BB2C47

#BB2C47 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.178 H 15.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2C47
RGB	rgb(187, 44, 71)
HSL	hsl(349, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(349, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 62%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.50, 57.31, 19.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.50, 60.64, 19.06°)
OKLab	oklab(52.67% 0.1716 0.0481)
OKLCH	oklch(52.67% 0.178 15.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.5339, 12.8244, 7.2488)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2C47 #2CBBA0

analogous

#BB2C8F #BB2C47 #BB582C

triadic

#BB2C47 #47BB2C #2C47BB

tetradic

#BB2C47 #8FBB2C #2CBBA0 #582CBB

square

#BB2C47 #8FBB2C #2CBBA0 #582CBB

split-complementary

#BB2C47 #2CBB58 #2C8FBB

monochromatic

#581521 #892034 #BB2C47 #D64F68 #E18093

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#BB2C47 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#BB2C47 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2C47

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2C47	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2C47	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545147

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796F43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD0038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2c47;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 44, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.178 15.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7727a',
    500: '#bb2c47',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2c47;
$custom-light: #d7727a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2c47",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.671,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52674,
    "c": 0.17822,
    "h": 15.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2C47

secondary

#79CABB

accent

#E5C643

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2C47

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

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