#BB2F2C#BB2F2C

#BB2F2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.177 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2F2C
RGB	rgb(187, 47, 44)
HSL	hsl(1, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(1, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 76.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.43, 54.97, 36.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.43, 65.71, 33.23°)
OKLab	oklab(52.49% 0.1584 0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(52.49% 0.177 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.9672, 12.7831, 3.6931)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2F2C #2CB8BB

analogous

#BB2C70 #BB2F2C #BB772C

triadic

#BB2F2C #2CBB2F #2F2CBB

tetradic

#BB2F2C #70BB2C #2CB8BB #772CBB

square

#BB2F2C #70BB2C #2CB8BB #772CBB

split-complementary

#BB2F2C #2CBB77 #2C70BB

monochromatic

#581615 #892320 #BB2F2C #D6524F #E18280

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#BB2F2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#BB2F2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2F2C

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2F2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2F2C	1.00	5.91	3.56	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59512A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2f2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 47, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.177 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87366',
    500: '#bb2f2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2f2c;
$custom-light: #d87366;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2f2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.259,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52494,
    "c": 0.17737,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2F2C

secondary

#79C8CA

accent

#E2E543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2F2C

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

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