#BB3036#BB3036

#BB3036 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.175 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3036
RGB	rgb(187, 48, 54)
HSL	hsl(357, 59%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(357, 74%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 71.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.69, 55.06, 30.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.69, 62.91, 28.94°)
OKLab	oklab(52.72% 0.1608 0.0699)
OKLCH	oklch(52.72% 0.175 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.2188, 12.9484, 4.8187)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3036 #30BBB5

analogous

#BB307B #BB3036 #BB6F30

triadic

#BB3036 #36BB30 #3036BB

tetradic

#BB3036 #7BBB30 #30BBB5 #6F30BB

square

#BB3036 #7BBB30 #30BBB5 #6F30BB

split-complementary

#BB3036 #30BB6F #307BBB

monochromatic

#5A171A #8A2328 #BB3036 #D3555A #E08689

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#BB3036 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#BB3036 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3036

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3036	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3036	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595235

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7031

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3036;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 48, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.175 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8736d',
    500: '#bb3036',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3036;
$custom-light: #d8736d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3036",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.41,
    "s": 59.149,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52722,
    "c": 0.17536,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3036

secondary

#7DC9C6

accent

#E2DC45

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3036

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

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