#BB2F2B#BB2F2B

#BB2F2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.178 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2F2B
RGB	rgb(187, 47, 43)
HSL	hsl(2, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 77%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.42, 54.93, 36.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.42, 65.99, 33.65°)
OKLab	oklab(52.48% 0.1581 0.0808)
OKLCH	oklch(52.48% 0.178 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.9487, 12.7757, 3.5953)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2F2B #2BB7BB

analogous

#BB2B6F #BB2F2B #BB772B

triadic

#BB2F2B #2BBB2F #2F2BBB

tetradic

#BB2F2B #6FBB2B #2BB7BB #772BBB

square

#BB2F2B #6FBB2B #2BB7BB #772BBB

split-complementary

#BB2F2B #2BBB77 #2B6FBB

monochromatic

#571614 #892220 #BB2F2B #D6514D #E2827F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#BB2F2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#BB2F2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2F2B

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2F2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2F2B	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)

#595129

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2f2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 47, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.178 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87365',
    500: '#bb2f2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2f2b;
$custom-light: #d87365;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2f2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.667,
    "s": 62.609,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52482,
    "c": 0.17751,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2F2B

secondary

#78C8CA

accent

#E1E642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160905

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2F2B

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

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