#BB2D39#BB2D39

#BB2D39 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.178 H 21.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2D39
RGB	rgb(187, 45, 57)
HSL	hsl(355, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(355, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 69.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.37, 56.20, 28.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.37, 62.91, 26.69°)
OKLab	oklab(52.5% 0.1652 0.0656)
OKLCH	oklch(52.5% 0.178 21.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.1729, 12.7404, 5.1617)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2D39 #2DBBAF

analogous

#BB2D80 #BB2D39 #BB682D

triadic

#BB2D39 #39BB2D #2D39BB

tetradic

#BB2D39 #80BB2D #2DBBAF #682DBB

square

#BB2D39 #80BB2D #2DBBAF #682DBB

split-complementary

#BB2D39 #2DBB68 #2D80BB

monochromatic

#58151B #8A212A #BB2D39 #D5505B #E1828A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#BB2D39 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#BB2D39 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2D39

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2D39	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2D39	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575138

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6F34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2d39;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 45, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.178 21.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8726f',
    500: '#bb2d39',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2d39;
$custom-light: #d8726f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2d39",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.93,
    "s": 61.207,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52501,
    "c": 0.1777,
    "h": 21.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2D39

secondary

#7ACAC3

accent

#E4D743

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2D39

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

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