#BB2D29#BB2D29

#BB2D29 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.179 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2D29
RGB	rgb(187, 45, 41)
HSL	hsl(2, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 78.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.16, 55.53, 37.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.16, 66.96, 33.98°)
OKLab	oklab(52.28% 0.1595 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(52.28% 0.179 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.8347, 12.6051, 3.3807)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2D29 #29B7BB

analogous

#BB296E #BB2D29 #BB7629

triadic

#BB2D29 #29BB2D #2D29BB

tetradic

#BB2D29 #6EBB29 #29B7BB #7629BB

square

#BB2D29 #6EBB29 #29B7BB #7629BB

split-complementary

#BB2D29 #29BB76 #296EBB

monochromatic

#571513 #89211E #BB2D29 #D74E4A #E27F7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#BB2D29 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#BB2D29 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2D29

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2D29	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2D29	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)

#595027

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2d29;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 45, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.179 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97263',
    500: '#bb2d29',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2d29;
$custom-light: #d97263;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2d29",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.644,
    "s": 64.035,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52281,
    "c": 0.17939,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2D29

secondary

#75C8CB

accent

#E2E741

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160905

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2D29

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

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