#BB2E30#BB2E30

#BB2E30 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.178 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2E30
RGB	rgb(187, 46, 48)
HSL	hsl(359, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(359, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 74.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.36, 55.46, 33.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.36, 64.86, 31.22°)
OKLab	oklab(52.46% 0.1608 0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(52.46% 0.178 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.0066, 12.7356, 4.0952)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2E30 #2EBBB9

analogous

#BB2E76 #BB2E30 #BB722E

triadic

#BB2E30 #30BB2E #2E30BB

tetradic

#BB2E30 #76BB2E #2EBBB9 #722EBB

square

#BB2E30 #76BB2E #2EBBB9 #722EBB

split-complementary

#BB2E30 #2EBB72 #2E76BB

monochromatic

#591617 #8A2223 #BB2E30 #D45254 #E08384

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#BB2E30 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#BB2E30 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2E30

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2E30	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2E30	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58512E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2e30;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 46, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.178 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87268',
    500: '#bb2e30',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2e30;
$custom-light: #d87268;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2e30",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.149,
    "s": 60.515,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52455,
    "c": 0.17772,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12732
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2E30

secondary

#7BCAC9

accent

#E4E144

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2E30

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

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