#BB2F2F#BB2F2F

#BB2F2F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.177 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2F2F
RGB	rgb(187, 47, 47)
HSL	hsl(0, 60%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 74.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.47, 55.09, 34.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.47, 64.90, 31.92°)
OKLab	oklab(52.53% 0.1594 0.0769)
OKLCH	oklch(52.53% 0.177 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.0257, 12.8065, 4.0009)
Luminance	0.1280 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2F2F #2FBBBB

analogous

#BB2F75 #BB2F2F #BB752F

triadic

#BB2F2F #2FBB2F #2F2FBB

tetradic

#BB2F2F #75BB2F #2FBBBB #752FBB

square

#BB2F2F #75BB2F #2FBBBB #752FBB

split-complementary

#BB2F2F #2FBB75 #2F75BB

monochromatic

#591616 #8A2323 #BB2F2F #D45353 #E08484

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#BB2F2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#BB2F2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2F2F

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2F2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2F2F	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59512D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2f2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 47, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.177 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87368',
    500: '#bb2f2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2f2f;
$custom-light: #d87368;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2f2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 59.829,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52532,
    "c": 0.177,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2F2F

secondary

#7CC9C9

accent

#E3E345

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2F2F

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

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