#BB2F28#BB2F28

#BB2F28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.178 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2F28
RGB	rgb(187, 47, 40)
HSL	hsl(3, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(3, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 78.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.39, 54.82, 38.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.39, 66.83, 34.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.45% 0.1571 0.0835)
OKLCH	oklch(52.45% 0.178 28)
XYZ	xyz(21.8956, 12.7545, 3.3160)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2F28 #28B4BB

analogous

#BB286B #BB2F28 #BB7928

triadic

#BB2F28 #28BB2F #2F28BB

tetradic

#BB2F28 #6BBB28 #28B4BB #7928BB

square

#BB2F28 #6BBB28 #28B4BB #7928BB

split-complementary

#BB2F28 #28BB79 #286BBB

monochromatic

#561612 #89221D #BB2F28 #D84F48 #E3807B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#BB2F28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#BB2F28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2F28

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2F28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2F28	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)

#5A5126

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2f28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 47, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.178 28.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97363',
    500: '#bb2f28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2f28;
$custom-light: #d97363;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2f28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.857,
    "s": 64.758,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52448,
    "c": 0.17791,
    "h": 28
  },
  "luminance": 0.12751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2F28

secondary

#74C7CB

accent

#E0E840

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160905

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2F28

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

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