#BB2D2E#BB2D2E
#BB2D2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.179 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB2D2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 45, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 61%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 76%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 75.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.22, 55.71, 34.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.22, 65.59, 31.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.34% 0.1612 0.0773) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.34% 0.179 25.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9276, 12.6423, 3.8699) |
| Luminance | 0.1264 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.11
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.77
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.05
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.42
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.55
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB2D2E #2DBBBA
analogous
#BB2D75 #BB2D2E #BB732D
triadic
#BB2D2E #2EBB2D #2D2EBB
tetradic
#BB2D2E #75BB2D #2DBBBA #732DBB
square
#BB2D2E #75BB2D #2DBBBA #732DBB
split-complementary
#BB2D2E #2DBB73 #2D75BB
monochromatic
#581516 #8A2122 #BB2D2E #D55051 #E18282
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.95
#BB2D2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.53
#BB2D2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB2D2E
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB2D2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB2D2E | 1.00 | 5.95 | 3.53 | 5.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#58502C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6F29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE002F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb2d2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 45, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.179 25.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87267',
500: '#bb2d2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb2d2e; $custom-light: #d87267; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb2d2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 45,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.577,
"s": 61.207,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52341,
"c": 0.17877,
"h": 25.6
},
"luminance": 0.12639
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB2D2E
secondary
#7ACAC9
accent
#E4E343
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A