#BB3030#BB3030

#BB3030 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.176 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3030
RGB	rgb(187, 48, 48)
HSL	hsl(0, 59%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 74%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 74.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.61, 54.79, 33.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.61, 64.42, 31.74°)
OKLab	oklab(52.64% 0.1587 0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(52.64% 0.176 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.0865, 12.8955, 4.1219)
Luminance	0.1289 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3030 #30BBBB

analogous

#BB3075 #BB3030 #BB7530

triadic

#BB3030 #30BB30 #3030BB

tetradic

#BB3030 #75BB30 #30BBBB #7530BB

square

#BB3030 #75BB30 #30BBBB #7530BB

split-complementary

#BB3030 #30BB75 #3075BB

monochromatic

#5A1717 #8A2323 #BB3030 #D35555 #E08686

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#BB3030 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#BB3030 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3030

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3030	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3030	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59512E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3030;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 48, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.176 25.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87369',
    500: '#bb3030',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3030;
$custom-light: #d87369;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3030",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 59.149,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52637,
    "c": 0.17603,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3030

secondary

#7DC9C9

accent

#E2E245

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3030

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

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