#BB283B#BB283B

#BB283B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.182 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB283B
RGB	rgb(187, 40, 59)
HSL	hsl(352, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(352, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.6%, 68.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.85, 57.86, 26.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.85, 63.59, 24.52°)
OKLab	oklab(52.12% 0.1709 0.0618)
OKLCH	oklch(52.12% 0.182 19.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.0442, 12.4016, 5.3698)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB283B #28BBA8

analogous

#BB2885 #BB283B #BB5F28

triadic

#BB283B #3BBB28 #283BBB

tetradic

#BB283B #85BB28 #28BBA8 #5F28BB

square

#BB283B #85BB28 #28BBA8 #5F28BB

split-complementary

#BB283B #28BB5F #2885BB

monochromatic

#56121B #891D2B #BB283B #D8485B #E37B88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#BB283B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#BB283B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB283B

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB283B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB283B	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544F3B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb283b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 40, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.182 19.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87070',
    500: '#bb283b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb283b;
$custom-light: #d87070;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb283b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.245,
    "s": 64.758,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52124,
    "c": 0.18169,
    "h": 19.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB283B

secondary

#74CBC0

accent

#E8D240

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB283B

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

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