#BB2E34#BB2E34

#BB2E34 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.177 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2E34
RGB	rgb(187, 46, 52)
HSL	hsl(357, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(357, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 72.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.41, 55.64, 31.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.41, 63.84, 29.37°)
OKLab	oklab(52.51% 0.1623 0.0714)
OKLCH	oklch(52.51% 0.177 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.0929, 12.7701, 4.5497)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2E34 #2EBBB5

analogous

#BB2E7A #BB2E34 #BB6E2E

triadic

#BB2E34 #34BB2E #2E34BB

tetradic

#BB2E34 #7ABB2E #2EBBB5 #6E2EBB

square

#BB2E34 #7ABB2E #2EBBB5 #6E2EBB

split-complementary

#BB2E34 #2EBB6E #2E7ABB

monochromatic

#591619 #8A2226 #BB2E34 #D45257 #E08387

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#BB2E34 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#BB2E34 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2E34

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2E34	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2E34	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)

#585133

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F2F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2e34;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 46, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.177 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8726b',
    500: '#bb2e34',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2e34;
$custom-light: #d8726b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2e34",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.447,
    "s": 60.515,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52511,
    "c": 0.17728,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2E34

secondary

#7BCAC6

accent

#E4DD44

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2E34

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

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