#BB2D2C#BB2D2C

#BB2D2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.179 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2D2C
RGB	rgb(187, 45, 44)
HSL	hsl(0, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 76.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.20, 55.64, 35.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.20, 66.13, 32.72°)
OKLab	oklab(52.32% 0.1605 0.0793)
OKLCH	oklch(52.32% 0.179 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.8891, 12.6269, 3.6671)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2D2C #2CBABB

analogous

#BB2C72 #BB2D2C #BB752C

triadic

#BB2D2C #2CBB2D #2D2CBB

tetradic

#BB2D2C #72BB2C #2CBABB #752CBB

square

#BB2D2C #72BB2C #2CBABB #752CBB

split-complementary

#BB2D2C #2CBB75 #2C72BB

monochromatic

#581515 #892120 #BB2D2C #D6504F #E18180

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#BB2D2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#BB2D2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2D2C

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2D2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2D2C	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)

#58502A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2d2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 45, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.179 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87266',
    500: '#bb2d2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2d2c;
$custom-light: #d87266;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2d2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.42,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52316,
    "c": 0.17901,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2D2C

secondary

#79C9CA

accent

#E4E543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2D2C

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

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