#BB2E38#BB2E38

#BB2E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.177 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2E38
RGB	rgb(187, 46, 56)
HSL	hsl(356, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(356, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 70.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.47, 55.83, 28.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.47, 62.90, 27.44°)
OKLab	oklab(52.57% 0.1637 0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(52.57% 0.177 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.1868, 12.8077, 5.0445)
Luminance	0.1280 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2E38 #2EBBB1

analogous

#BB2E7E #BB2E38 #BB6B2E

triadic

#BB2E38 #38BB2E #2E38BB

tetradic

#BB2E38 #7EBB2E #2EBBB1 #6B2EBB

square

#BB2E38 #7EBB2E #2EBBB1 #6B2EBB

split-complementary

#BB2E38 #2EBB6B #2E7EBB

monochromatic

#59161B #8A2229 #BB2E38 #D4525B #E0838A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#BB2E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#BB2E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2E38

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2E38	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575137

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 46, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.177 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8726e',
    500: '#bb2e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2e38;
$custom-light: #d8726e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.745,
    "s": 60.515,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52572,
    "c": 0.17691,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2E38

secondary

#7BCAC4

accent

#E4D844

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2E38

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

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