#bb2542

Color #bb2542

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 13.47 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bb2542

RGB

rgb(187, 37, 66)

HSL

hsl(348.4, 67%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348.4, 80.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 80.2%, 64.7%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(41.67, 59.09, 21.83)

LCH

lch(41.67, 62.99, 20.28)

OKLCH

oklch(52%, 0.1839, 16.52)

HWB

hwb(348.4, 14.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#25bb9e

Analogous

#bb258d

#bb2542

#bb5325

Triadic

#bb2542

#42bb25

#2542bb

Split-complementary

#bb2542

#25bb53

#258dbb

Tetradic

#bb2542

#bb9e25

#25bb9e

#2542bb

Square

#bb2542

#8dbb25

#25bb9e

#5325bb

Shades

Color #bb2542 mixed toward black.

#9c1f37

#7d192c

#5d1221

#3e0c16

#1f060b

Tints

Color #bb2542 mixed toward white.

#d83857

#e06078

#e7889a

#efafbc

#f7d7dd

Tones

Color #bb2542 mixed toward gray.

#ae314a

#a23e51

#954a59

#895761

#7c6368

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.46:1

White text reads better on this background (6.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#93923c · ΔE 51.5

Deuteranopia

#99a03b · ΔE 56.7

Tritanopia

#b73836 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 26.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb2542;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb2542]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#bb2542 (#bb2542) is rgb(187, 37, 66) in RGB.

No, #bb2542 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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