#BB2D49#BB2D49

#BB2D49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.177 H 15.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2D49
RGB	rgb(187, 45, 73)
HSL	hsl(348, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(348, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 61%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.65, 57.12, 18.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.65, 60.12, 18.18°)
OKLab	oklab(52.8% 0.1714 0.0459)
OKLCH	oklch(52.8% 0.177 15)
XYZ	xyz(22.6368, 12.9259, 7.6050)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2D49 #2DBB9F

analogous

#BB2D90 #BB2D49 #BB582D

triadic

#BB2D49 #49BB2D #2D49BB

tetradic

#BB2D49 #90BB2D #2DBB9F #582DBB

square

#BB2D49 #90BB2D #2DBB9F #582DBB

split-complementary

#BB2D49 #2DBB58 #2D90BB

monochromatic

#581522 #8A2136 #BB2D49 #D5506A #E18294

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#BB2D49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#BB2D49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2D49

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2D49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2D49	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545249

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796F45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD0039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2d49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 45, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.177 15.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7727b',
    500: '#bb2d49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2d49;
$custom-light: #d7727b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2d49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.169,
    "s": 61.207,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52801,
    "c": 0.17739,
    "h": 15
  },
  "luminance": 0.12923
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2D49

secondary

#7ACABA

accent

#E4C543

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2D49

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

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