#BB3032#BB3032

#BB3032 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.176 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3032
RGB	rgb(187, 48, 50)
HSL	hsl(359, 59%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(359, 74%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 73.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.63, 54.87, 32.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.63, 63.90, 30.83°)
OKLab	oklab(52.66% 0.1594 0.0742)
OKLCH	oklch(52.66% 0.176 25)
XYZ	xyz(22.1287, 12.9124, 4.3442)
Luminance	0.1291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3032 #30BBB9

analogous

#BB3077 #BB3032 #BB7330

triadic

#BB3032 #32BB30 #3032BB

tetradic

#BB3032 #77BB30 #30BBB9 #7330BB

square

#BB3032 #77BB30 #30BBB9 #7330BB

split-complementary

#BB3032 #30BB73 #3077BB

monochromatic

#5A1718 #8A2325 #BB3032 #D35557 #E08687

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#BB3032 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#BB3032 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3032

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3032	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3032	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595131

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C702D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3032;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 48, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.176 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8736a',
    500: '#bb3032',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3032;
$custom-light: #d8736a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3032",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.137,
    "s": 59.149,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52664,
    "c": 0.1758,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.12909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3032

secondary

#7DC9C8

accent

#E2E045

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3032

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

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