#BB2D28#BB2D28

#BB2D28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.180 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2D28
RGB	rgb(187, 45, 40)
HSL	hsl(2, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 78.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.15, 55.49, 37.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.15, 67.24, 34.38°)
OKLab	oklab(52.27% 0.1592 0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(52.27% 0.18 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.8175, 12.5982, 3.2900)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2D28 #28B6BB

analogous

#BB286D #BB2D28 #BB7728

triadic

#BB2D28 #28BB2D #2D28BB

tetradic

#BB2D28 #6DBB28 #28B6BB #7728BB

square

#BB2D28 #6DBB28 #28B6BB #7728BB

split-complementary

#BB2D28 #28BB77 #286DBB

monochromatic

#561512 #89211D #BB2D28 #D84D48 #E37E7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#BB2D28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#BB2D28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2D28

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2D28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2D28	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)

#595026

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2d28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 45, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.180 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97263',
    500: '#bb2d28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2d28;
$custom-light: #d97263;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2d28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.041,
    "s": 64.758,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52269,
    "c": 0.17952,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2D28

secondary

#74C8CB

accent

#E2E840

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2D28

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

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