#BB2D25#BB2D25
#BB2D25 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.180 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB2D25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 45, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 67%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 80%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 80.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.12, 55.39, 39.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.12, 68.09, 35.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.24% 0.1583 0.0855) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.24% 0.18 28.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7685, 12.5786, 3.0316) |
| Luminance | 0.1258 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.88
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.31
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.34
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.39
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.59
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB2D25 #25B3BB
analogous
#BB2568 #BB2D25 #BB7825
triadic
#BB2D25 #25BB2D #2D25BB
tetradic
#BB2D25 #68BB25 #25B3BB #7825BB
square
#BB2D25 #68BB25 #25B3BB #7825BB
split-complementary
#BB2D25 #25BB78 #2568BB
monochromatic
#551411 #88211B #BB2D25 #DA4B43 #E47C76
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.97
#BB2D25 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.52
#BB2D25 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB2D25
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB2D25 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB2D25 | 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)
#595022
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6F1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE002D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb2d25; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 45, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.180 28.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d97261',
500: '#bb2d25',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb2d25; $custom-light: #d97261; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb2d25",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 45,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.2,
"s": 66.964,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52237,
"c": 0.17991,
"h": 28.4
},
"luminance": 0.12575
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB2D25
secondary
#70C7CB
accent
#E1EA3E
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEDEA
border
#D5C8C6
text
#170905
muted
#857B79