#BB3042#BB3042

#BB3042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.175 H 18.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3042
RGB	rgb(187, 48, 66)
HSL	hsl(352, 59%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(352, 74%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 64.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.88, 55.69, 23.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.88, 60.40, 22.78°)
OKLab	oklab(52.93% 0.1654 0.0559)
OKLCH	oklch(52.93% 0.175 18.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.5362, 13.0754, 6.4903)
Luminance	0.1307 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3042 #30BBA9

analogous

#BB3087 #BB3042 #BB6330

triadic

#BB3042 #42BB30 #3042BB

tetradic

#BB3042 #87BB30 #30BBA9 #6330BB

square

#BB3042 #87BB30 #30BBA9 #6330BB

split-complementary

#BB3042 #30BB63 #3087BB

monochromatic

#5A1720 #8A2331 #BB3042 #D35565 #E08691

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#BB3042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#BB3042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3042

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3042	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575342

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A703E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD0038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 48, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.175 18.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77476',
    500: '#bb3042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3042;
$custom-light: #d77476;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.23,
    "s": 59.149,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52925,
    "c": 0.17459,
    "h": 18.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13072
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3042

secondary

#7DC9C0

accent

#E2CE45

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3042

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

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