#BB2F22#BB2F22

#BB2F22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.179 H 29.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2F22
RGB	rgb(187, 47, 34)
HSL	hsl(5, 69%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(5, 82%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 81.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.33, 54.63, 41.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.33, 68.55, 37.16°)
OKLab	oklab(52.39% 0.1553 0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(52.39% 0.179 29.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.8014, 12.7168, 2.8197)
Luminance	0.1271 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2F22 #22AEBB

analogous

#BB2261 #BB2F22 #BB7B22

triadic

#BB2F22 #22BB2F #2F22BB

tetradic

#BB2F22 #61BB22 #22AEBB #7B22BB

square

#BB2F22 #61BB22 #22AEBB #7B22BB

split-complementary

#BB2F22 #22BB7B #2261BB

monochromatic

#53150F #872219 #BB2F22 #DC4C3E #E57C72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#BB2F22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#BB2F22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2F22

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2F22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2F22	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A501F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D6F1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2f22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 47, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.179 29.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9725f',
    500: '#bb2f22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2f22;
$custom-light: #d9725f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2f22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.098,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52386,
    "c": 0.17875,
    "h": 29.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2F22

secondary

#6DC4CC

accent

#DDEC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170904

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2F22

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

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