#BB2D22#BB2D22

#BB2D22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.180 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2D22
RGB	rgb(187, 45, 34)
HSL	hsl(4, 69%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(4, 82%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 81.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.09, 55.30, 41.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.09, 68.94, 36.67°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% 0.1574 0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.18 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.7233, 12.5605, 2.7937)
Luminance	0.1256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2D22 #22B0BB

analogous

#BB2263 #BB2D22 #BB7922

triadic

#BB2D22 #22BB2D #2D22BB

tetradic

#BB2D22 #63BB22 #22B0BB #7922BB

square

#BB2D22 #63BB22 #22B0BB #7922BB

split-complementary

#BB2D22 #22BB79 #2263BB

monochromatic

#53140F #872119 #BB2D22 #DC4A3E #E57A72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#BB2D22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#BB2D22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2D22

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2D22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2D22	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)

#594F1F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2d22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 45, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.180 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9725f',
    500: '#bb2d22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2d22;
$custom-light: #d9725f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2d22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.314,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52208,
    "c": 0.18032,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2D22

secondary

#6DC5CC

accent

#DFEC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170904

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2D22

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

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