#BB2F29#BB2F29

#BB2F29 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.178 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2F29
RGB	rgb(187, 47, 41)
HSL	hsl(2, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 78.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.40, 54.86, 37.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.40, 66.55, 34.48°)
OKLab	oklab(52.46% 0.1574 0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(52.46% 0.178 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.9129, 12.7614, 3.4068)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2F29 #29B5BB

analogous

#BB296C #BB2F29 #BB7829

triadic

#BB2F29 #29BB2F #2F29BB

tetradic

#BB2F29 #6CBB29 #29B5BB #7829BB

square

#BB2F29 #6CBB29 #29B5BB #7829BB

split-complementary

#BB2F29 #29BB78 #296CBB

monochromatic

#571613 #89221E #BB2F29 #D7504A #E2807C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#BB2F29 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#BB2F29 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2F29

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2F29	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2F29	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)

#595127

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2f29;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 47, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.178 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97364',
    500: '#bb2f29',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2f29;
$custom-light: #d97364;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2f29",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.466,
    "s": 64.035,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52459,
    "c": 0.17778,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2F29

secondary

#75C7CB

accent

#E0E741

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160905

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2F29

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

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