#BB3039#BB3039

#BB3039 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.175 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3039
RGB	rgb(187, 48, 57)
HSL	hsl(356, 59%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(356, 74%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 69.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.73, 55.20, 28.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.73, 62.21, 27.46°)
OKLab	oklab(52.77% 0.162 0.0666)
OKLCH	oklch(52.77% 0.175 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.2915, 12.9775, 5.2012)
Luminance	0.1297 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3039 #30BBB2

analogous

#BB307E #BB3039 #BB6C30

triadic

#BB3039 #39BB30 #3039BB

tetradic

#BB3039 #7EBB30 #30BBB2 #6C30BB

square

#BB3039 #7EBB30 #30BBB2 #6C30BB

split-complementary

#BB3039 #30BB6C #307EBB

monochromatic

#5A171B #8A232A #BB3039 #D3555D #E0868B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#BB3039 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#BB3039 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3039

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3039	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3039	1.00	5.84	3.59	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585238

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7035

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3039;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 48, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.175 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8736f',
    500: '#bb3039',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3039;
$custom-light: #d8736f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3039",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.115,
    "s": 59.149,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52769,
    "c": 0.17509,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12974
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3039

secondary

#7DC9C4

accent

#E2D845

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3039

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

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