#BB2F31#BB2F31

#BB2F31 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.177 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2F31
RGB	rgb(187, 47, 49)
HSL	hsl(359, 60%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(359, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 73.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.50, 55.17, 33.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.50, 64.38, 31.02°)
OKLab	oklab(52.56% 0.1601 0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(52.56% 0.177 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.0670, 12.8230, 4.2183)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2F31 #2FBBB9

analogous

#BB2F77 #BB2F31 #BB732F

triadic

#BB2F31 #31BB2F #2F31BB

tetradic

#BB2F31 #77BB2F #2FBBB9 #732FBB

square

#BB2F31 #77BB2F #2FBBB9 #732FBB

split-complementary

#BB2F31 #2FBB73 #2F77BB

monochromatic

#591617 #8A2324 #BB2F31 #D45355 #E08486

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#BB2F31 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#BB2F31 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2F31

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2F31	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2F31	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595130

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2f31;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 47, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.177 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87369',
    500: '#bb2f31',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2f31;
$custom-light: #d87369;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2f31",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.143,
    "s": 59.829,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52559,
    "c": 0.17676,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2F31

secondary

#7CC9C8

accent

#E3E145

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2F31

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

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