#BB2D3B#BB2D3B
#BB2D3B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.178 H 20.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB2D3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 45, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 61%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 76%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 68.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.40, 56.31, 27.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.40, 62.48, 25.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.53% 0.1659 0.0633) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.53% 0.178 20.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2238, 12.7607, 5.4297) |
| Luminance | 0.1276 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 1.87
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.19
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.45
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.69
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.48
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB2D3B #2DBBAD
analogous
#BB2D82 #BB2D3B #BB662D
triadic
#BB2D3B #3BBB2D #2D3BBB
tetradic
#BB2D3B #82BB2D #2DBBAD #662DBB
square
#BB2D3B #82BB2D #2DBBAD #662DBB
split-complementary
#BB2D3B #2DBB66 #2D82BB
monochromatic
#58151C #8A212B #BB2D3B #D5505D #E1828B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.91
#BB2D3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#BB2D3B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB2D3B
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB2D3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB2D3B | 1.00 | 5.91 | 3.55 | 5.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#57513A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A6F37
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE0034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb2d3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 45, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.178 20.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87271',
500: '#bb2d3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb2d3b; $custom-light: #d87271; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb2d3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 45,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.085,
"s": 61.207,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52534,
"c": 0.17756,
"h": 20.9
},
"luminance": 0.12757
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB2D3B
secondary
#7ACAC2
accent
#E4D443
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A