#BB2E33#BB2E33
#BB2E33 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.177 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB2E33 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 46, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 75%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 72.7%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.40, 55.59, 31.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.40, 64.09, 29.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.5% 0.1619 0.0725) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.5% 0.177 24.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0706, 12.7612, 4.4324) |
| Luminance | 0.1276 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.04
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.67
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.68
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.04
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.14
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB2E33 #2EBBB6
analogous
#BB2E7A #BB2E33 #BB6F2E
triadic
#BB2E33 #33BB2E #2E33BB
tetradic
#BB2E33 #7ABB2E #2EBBB6 #6F2EBB
square
#BB2E33 #7ABB2E #2EBBB6 #6F2EBB
split-complementary
#BB2E33 #2EBB6F #2E7ABB
monochromatic
#591618 #8A2226 #BB2E33 #D45256 #E08386
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.91
#BB2E33 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#BB2E33 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB2E33
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB2E33 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB2E33 | 1.00 | 5.91 | 3.55 | 5.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#585132
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6F2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE0031
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb2e33; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 46, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.177 24.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8726b',
500: '#bb2e33',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb2e33; $custom-light: #d8726b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb2e33",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 46,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.872,
"s": 60.515,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52497,
"c": 0.17738,
"h": 24.1
},
"luminance": 0.12758
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB2E33
secondary
#7BCAC7
accent
#E4DE44
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A