Palettes / Colors / #BB2103

#BB2103 — Vivid Red

#BB2103 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: firebrick (#B22222) — not an exact match. CSS firebrick gives you #B22222, a different color; use #BB2103 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BB2103 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #039BBA; it also sits naturally between #BA0340 and #BA7D03. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 13% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 98% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BB2103

.text { color: #BB2103; }
.background { background-color: #BB2103; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB2103; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 33, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 97%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB2103; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 33, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB2103; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 33, 3, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB2103">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB2103">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB2103

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #039BBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB2103: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB2103

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BB2103 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB2103 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB2103?

#BB2103 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 187, 33, 3). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB2103?

#BB2103 is RGB 187, 33, 3 — HSL 10°, 97%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 82%, 98%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB2103?

Its complement is #039BBA; analogous partners are #BA0340 and #BA7D03. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB2103 for text?

White text on #BB2103 has a contrast ratio of 6.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.33:1.