#BB2F2A#BB2F2A

#BB2F2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.178 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2F2A
RGB	rgb(187, 47, 42)
HSL	hsl(2, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 77.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.41, 54.89, 37.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.41, 66.27, 34.07°)
OKLab	oklab(52.47% 0.1578 0.0817)
OKLCH	oklch(52.47% 0.178 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.9305, 12.7684, 3.4999)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2F2A #2AB6BB

analogous

#BB2A6D #BB2F2A #BB782A

triadic

#BB2F2A #2ABB2F #2F2ABB

tetradic

#BB2F2A #6DBB2A #2AB6BB #782ABB

square

#BB2F2A #6DBB2A #2AB6BB #782ABB

split-complementary

#BB2F2A #2ABB78 #2A6DBB

monochromatic

#571614 #89221F #BB2F2A #D7504C #E2817D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#BB2F2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#BB2F2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2F2A

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2F2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2F2A	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)

#595128

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2f2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 47, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.178 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97364',
    500: '#bb2f2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2f2a;
$custom-light: #d97364;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2f2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.069,
    "s": 63.319,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5247,
    "c": 0.17765,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2F2A

secondary

#76C7CA

accent

#E1E641

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160905

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2F2A

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

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