#BB2E2A#BB2E2A

#BB2E2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.178 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2E2A
RGB	rgb(187, 46, 42)
HSL	hsl(2, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 77.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.29, 55.23, 36.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.29, 66.47, 33.81°)
OKLab	oklab(52.38% 0.1588 0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(52.38% 0.178 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.8910, 12.6894, 3.4867)
Luminance	0.1269 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2E2A #2AB7BB

analogous

#BB2A6F #BB2E2A #BB762A

triadic

#BB2E2A #2ABB2E #2E2ABB

tetradic

#BB2E2A #6FBB2A #2AB7BB #762ABB

square

#BB2E2A #6FBB2A #2AB7BB #762ABB

split-complementary

#BB2E2A #2ABB76 #2A6FBB

monochromatic

#571514 #89221F #BB2E2A #D74F4C #E2807D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#BB2E2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#BB2E2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2E2A

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2E2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2E2A	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)

#595028

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2e2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 46, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.178 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97264',
    500: '#bb2e2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2e2a;
$custom-light: #d97264;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2e2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.655,
    "s": 63.319,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5238,
    "c": 0.17846,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2E2A

secondary

#76C8CA

accent

#E2E641

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160905

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2E2A

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

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