#BB2E32#BB2E32

#BB2E32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.177 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2E32
RGB	rgb(187, 46, 50)
HSL	hsl(358, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(358, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 73.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.39, 55.55, 32.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.39, 64.34, 30.31°)
OKLab	oklab(52.48% 0.1615 0.0736)
OKLCH	oklch(52.48% 0.177 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.0488, 12.7525, 4.3175)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2E32 #2EBBB7

analogous

#BB2E78 #BB2E32 #BB702E

triadic

#BB2E32 #32BB2E #2E32BB

tetradic

#BB2E32 #78BB2E #2EBBB7 #702EBB

square

#BB2E32 #78BB2E #2EBBB7 #702EBB

split-complementary

#BB2E32 #2EBB70 #2E78BB

monochromatic

#591618 #8A2225 #BB2E32 #D45256 #E08386

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#BB2E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#BB2E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2E32

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2E32	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)

#585131

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 46, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.177 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8726a',
    500: '#bb2e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2e32;
$custom-light: #d8726a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.298,
    "s": 60.515,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52483,
    "c": 0.17749,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2E32

secondary

#7BCAC7

accent

#E4DF44

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2E32

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

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