#BB2E2E#BB2E2E

#BB2E2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.178 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2E2E
RGB	rgb(187, 46, 46)
HSL	hsl(0, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 75.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.34, 55.38, 34.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.34, 65.38, 32.11°)
OKLab	oklab(52.43% 0.1601 0.0776)
OKLCH	oklch(52.43% 0.178 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.9662, 12.7195, 3.8827)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2E2E #2EBBBB

analogous

#BB2E74 #BB2E2E #BB742E

triadic

#BB2E2E #2EBB2E #2E2EBB

tetradic

#BB2E2E #74BB2E #2EBBBB #742EBB

square

#BB2E2E #74BB2E #2EBBBB #742EBB

split-complementary

#BB2E2E #2EBB74 #2E74BB

monochromatic

#591616 #8A2222 #BB2E2E #D45252 #E08383

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#BB2E2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#BB2E2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2E2E

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2E2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2E2E	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)

#59502C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2e2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 46, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.178 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87267',
    500: '#bb2e2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2e2e;
$custom-light: #d87267;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2e2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 60.515,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52429,
    "c": 0.17795,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2E2E

secondary

#7BCACA

accent

#E4E444

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2E2E

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

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