#BB2E22#BB2E22

#BB2E22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.180 H 29.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2E22
RGB	rgb(187, 46, 34)
HSL	hsl(5, 69%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(5, 82%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 81.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.21, 54.97, 41.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.21, 68.75, 36.91°)
OKLab	oklab(52.3% 0.1564 0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(52.3% 0.18 29.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.7619, 12.6377, 2.8065)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2E22 #22AFBB

analogous

#BB2262 #BB2E22 #BB7A22

triadic

#BB2E22 #22BB2E #2E22BB

tetradic

#BB2E22 #62BB22 #22AFBB #7A22BB

square

#BB2E22 #62BB22 #22AFBB #7A22BB

split-complementary

#BB2E22 #22BB7A #2262BB

monochromatic

#53150F #872119 #BB2E22 #DC4B3E #E57B72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#BB2E22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#BB2E22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2E22

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2E22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2E22	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)

#5A501F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2e22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 46, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.180 29.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9725f',
    500: '#bb2e22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2e22;
$custom-light: #d9725f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2e22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.706,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52296,
    "c": 0.17954,
    "h": 29.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12634
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2E22

secondary

#6DC5CC

accent

#DEEC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170904

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2E22

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

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