#BB2E29#BB2E29

#BB2E29 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.179 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2E29
RGB	rgb(187, 46, 41)
HSL	hsl(2, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 78.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.28, 55.20, 37.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.28, 66.75, 34.22°)
OKLab	oklab(52.37% 0.1585 0.0823)
OKLCH	oklch(52.37% 0.179 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.8733, 12.6823, 3.3936)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2E29 #29B6BB

analogous

#BB296D #BB2E29 #BB7729

triadic

#BB2E29 #29BB2E #2E29BB

tetradic

#BB2E29 #6DBB29 #29B6BB #7729BB

square

#BB2E29 #6DBB29 #29B6BB #7729BB

split-complementary

#BB2E29 #29BB77 #296DBB

monochromatic

#571513 #89221E #BB2E29 #D74F4A #E2807C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#BB2E29 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#BB2E29 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2E29

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2E29	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2E29	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595027

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2e29;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 46, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.179 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97264',
    500: '#bb2e29',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2e29;
$custom-light: #d97264;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2e29",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.055,
    "s": 64.035,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52369,
    "c": 0.17859,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2E29

secondary

#75C8CB

accent

#E1E741

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160905

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2E29

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

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