#BB2F25#BB2F25

#BB2F25 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.178 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2F25
RGB	rgb(187, 47, 37)
HSL	hsl(4, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(4, 80%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 80.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.36, 54.72, 39.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.36, 67.68, 36.05°)
OKLab	oklab(52.42% 0.1562 0.0861)
OKLCH	oklch(52.42% 0.178 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.8466, 12.7348, 3.0577)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2F25 #25B1BB

analogous

#BB2566 #BB2F25 #BB7A25

triadic

#BB2F25 #25BB2F #2F25BB

tetradic

#BB2F25 #66BB25 #25B1BB #7A25BB

square

#BB2F25 #66BB25 #25B1BB #7A25BB

split-complementary

#BB2F25 #25BB7A #2566BB

monochromatic

#551511 #88221B #BB2F25 #DA4D43 #E47E76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#BB2F25 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#BB2F25 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2F25

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2F25	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2F25	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)

#5A5022

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2f25;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 47, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.178 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97361',
    500: '#bb2f25',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2f25;
$custom-light: #d97361;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2f25",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4,
    "s": 66.964,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52416,
    "c": 0.17833,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2F25

secondary

#70C5CB

accent

#DEEA3E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2F25

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

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