#BB2D42#BB2D42

#BB2D42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.177 H 18.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2D42
RGB	rgb(187, 45, 66)
HSL	hsl(351, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(351, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 64.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.52, 56.69, 22.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.52, 61.15, 22.02°)
OKLab	oklab(52.66% 0.1686 0.0548)
OKLCH	oklch(52.66% 0.177 18)
XYZ	xyz(22.4177, 12.8383, 6.4508)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2D42 #2DBBA6

analogous

#BB2D89 #BB2D42 #BB5F2D

triadic

#BB2D42 #42BB2D #2D42BB

tetradic

#BB2D42 #89BB2D #2DBBA6 #5F2DBB

square

#BB2D42 #89BB2D #2DBBA6 #5F2DBB

split-complementary

#BB2D42 #2DBB5F #2D89BB

monochromatic

#58151F #8A2131 #BB2D42 #D55064 #E18290

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#BB2D42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#BB2D42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2D42

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2D42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2D42	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565142

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796F3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2d42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 45, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.177 18.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77276',
    500: '#bb2d42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2d42;
$custom-light: #d77276;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2d42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.127,
    "s": 61.207,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5266,
    "c": 0.1773,
    "h": 18
  },
  "luminance": 0.12835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2D42

secondary

#7ACABE

accent

#E4CD43

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2D42

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

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