#BB2E23#BB2E23

#BB2E23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.179 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2E23
RGB	rgb(187, 46, 35)
HSL	hsl(4, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(4, 81%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 81.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.22, 55.00, 40.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.22, 68.46, 36.55°)
OKLab	oklab(52.31% 0.1567 0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(52.31% 0.179 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.7765, 12.6436, 2.8836)
Luminance	0.1264 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2E23 #23B0BB

analogous

#BB2364 #BB2E23 #BB7A23

triadic

#BB2E23 #23BB2E #2E23BB

tetradic

#BB2E23 #64BB23 #23B0BB #7A23BB

square

#BB2E23 #64BB23 #23B0BB #7A23BB

split-complementary

#BB2E23 #23BB7A #2364BB

monochromatic

#541510 #872119 #BB2E23 #DB4B40 #E57C74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#BB2E23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#BB2E23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2E23

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2E23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2E23	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)

#595020

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2e23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 46, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.179 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9725f',
    500: '#bb2e23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2e23;
$custom-light: #d9725f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2e23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.342,
    "s": 68.468,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52306,
    "c": 0.17941,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2E23

secondary

#6EC5CC

accent

#DFEB3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2E23

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

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