#BB3033#BB3033

#BB3033 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.176 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3033
RGB	rgb(187, 48, 51)
HSL	hsl(359, 59%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(359, 74%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 72.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.64, 54.92, 32.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.64, 63.65, 30.36°)
OKLab	oklab(52.68% 0.1597 0.0731)
OKLCH	oklch(52.68% 0.176 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.1505, 12.9211, 4.4590)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3033 #30BBB8

analogous

#BB3078 #BB3033 #BB7230

triadic

#BB3033 #33BB30 #3033BB

tetradic

#BB3033 #78BB30 #30BBB8 #7230BB

square

#BB3033 #78BB30 #30BBB8 #7230BB

split-complementary

#BB3033 #30BB72 #3078BB

monochromatic

#5A1718 #8A2326 #BB3033 #D35558 #E08688

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#BB3033 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#BB3033 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3033

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3033	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3033	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)

#595232

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C702E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3033;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 48, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.176 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8736b',
    500: '#bb3033',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3033;
$custom-light: #d8736b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3033",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.705,
    "s": 59.149,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52678,
    "c": 0.17568,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3033

secondary

#7DC9C8

accent

#E2DF45

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3033

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

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