#BB2E2C#BB2E2C

#BB2E2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.178 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2E2C
RGB	rgb(187, 46, 44)
HSL	hsl(1, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(1, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 76.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.31, 55.31, 35.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.31, 65.92, 32.97°)
OKLab	oklab(52.4% 0.1595 0.0795)
OKLCH	oklch(52.4% 0.178 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.9277, 12.7041, 3.6799)
Luminance	0.1270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2E2C #2CB9BB

analogous

#BB2C72 #BB2E2C #BB752C

triadic

#BB2E2C #2CBB2E #2E2CBB

tetradic

#BB2E2C #72BB2C #2CB9BB #752CBB

square

#BB2E2C #72BB2C #2CB9BB #752CBB

split-complementary

#BB2E2C #2CBB75 #2C72BB

monochromatic

#581615 #892220 #BB2E2C #D6514F #E18280

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#BB2E2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#BB2E2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2E2C

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2E2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2E2C	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59502A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2e2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 46, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.178 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87266',
    500: '#bb2e2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2e2c;
$custom-light: #d87266;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2e2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.839,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52404,
    "c": 0.1782,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2E2C

secondary

#79C9CA

accent

#E3E543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2E2C

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

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