#BB2F30#BB2F30

#BB2F30 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.177 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2F30
RGB	rgb(187, 47, 48)
HSL	hsl(360, 60%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(360, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 74.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.48, 55.13, 33.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.48, 64.64, 31.48°)
OKLab	oklab(52.54% 0.1598 0.0759)
OKLCH	oklch(52.54% 0.177 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.0461, 12.8146, 4.1084)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2F30 #2FBBBA

analogous

#BB2F76 #BB2F30 #BB742F

triadic

#BB2F30 #30BB2F #2F30BB

tetradic

#BB2F30 #76BB2F #2FBBBA #742FBB

square

#BB2F30 #76BB2F #2FBBBA #742FBB

split-complementary

#BB2F30 #2FBB74 #2F76BB

monochromatic

#591617 #8A2323 #BB2F30 #D45354 #E08485

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#BB2F30 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#BB2F30 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2F30

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2F30	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2F30	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)

#59512E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2f30;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 47, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.177 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87369',
    500: '#bb2f30',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2f30;
$custom-light: #d87369;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2f30",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.571,
    "s": 59.829,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52545,
    "c": 0.17688,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2F30

secondary

#7CC9C9

accent

#E3E245

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2F30

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

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