#BB2D2A#BB2D2A

#BB2D2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.179 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2D2A
RGB	rgb(187, 45, 42)
HSL	hsl(1, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(1, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 77.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, 55.56, 36.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 66.68, 33.56°)
OKLab	oklab(52.29% 0.1599 0.0811)
OKLCH	oklch(52.29% 0.179 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.8524, 12.6122, 3.4738)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2D2A #2AB8BB

analogous

#BB2A70 #BB2D2A #BB752A

triadic

#BB2D2A #2ABB2D #2D2ABB

tetradic

#BB2D2A #70BB2A #2AB8BB #752ABB

square

#BB2D2A #70BB2A #2AB8BB #752ABB

split-complementary

#BB2D2A #2ABB75 #2A70BB

monochromatic

#571514 #89211F #BB2D2A #D74E4C #E2807D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#BB2D2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#BB2D2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2D2A

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2D2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2D2A	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585028

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2d2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 45, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.179 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97264',
    500: '#bb2d2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2d2a;
$custom-light: #d97264;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2d2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.241,
    "s": 63.319,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52292,
    "c": 0.17926,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2D2A

secondary

#76C9CA

accent

#E3E641

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160905

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2D2A

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

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