#BB2E28#BB2E28

#BB2E28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.179 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2E28
RGB	rgb(187, 46, 40)
HSL	hsl(2, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 78.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.27, 55.16, 38.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.27, 67.03, 34.63°)
OKLab	oklab(52.36% 0.1582 0.0832)
OKLCH	oklch(52.36% 0.179 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.8561, 12.6754, 3.3029)
Luminance	0.1267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2E28 #28B5BB

analogous

#BB286C #BB2E28 #BB7828

triadic

#BB2E28 #28BB2E #2E28BB

tetradic

#BB2E28 #6CBB28 #28B5BB #7828BB

square

#BB2E28 #6CBB28 #28B5BB #7828BB

split-complementary

#BB2E28 #28BB78 #286CBB

monochromatic

#561512 #89221D #BB2E28 #D84E48 #E37F7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#BB2E28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#BB2E28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2E28

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2E28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2E28	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595026

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2e28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 46, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.179 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97263',
    500: '#bb2e28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2e28;
$custom-light: #d97263;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2e28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.449,
    "s": 64.758,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52358,
    "c": 0.17872,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2E28

secondary

#74C7CB

accent

#E1E840

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2E28

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

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