Palettes / Colors / #BB2525

#BB2525 — Red

#BB2525 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

#BB2525 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 #25BBBB; it also sits naturally between #BB2570 and #BB7025. 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 15% · Blue 15%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 80% · Key 27%

Previews

CSS code for #BB2525

.text { color: #BB2525; }
.background { background-color: #BB2525; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB2525; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 37, 37); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 67%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB2525; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 37, 37, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB2525; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 37, 37, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB2525">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB2525">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #25BBBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB2525: #FFFFFF.

How #BB2525 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 #BB2525

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB2524  ·  #BB2526 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB2525?

#BB2525 is Red, a red color (RGB 187, 37, 37). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB2525?

#BB2525 is RGB 187, 37, 37 — HSL 0°, 67%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 80%, 80%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB2525?

Its complement is #25BBBB; analogous partners are #BB2570 and #BB7025. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB2525 for text?

White text on #BB2525 has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.40:1.