#BB3140#BB3140
#BB3140 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.174 H 19.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB3140 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 49, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 58%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 74%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.8%, 65.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.97, 55.23, 24.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.97, 60.51, 24.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.98% 0.1635 0.0587) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.98% 0.174 19.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5197, 13.1349, 6.1990) |
| Luminance | 0.1313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.20
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.60
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.11
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.24
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.27
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB3140 #31BBAC
analogous
#BB3185 #BB3140 #BB6731
triadic
#BB3140 #40BB31 #3140BB
tetradic
#BB3140 #85BB31 #31BBAC #6731BB
square
#BB3140 #85BB31 #31BBAC #6731BB
split-complementary
#BB3140 #31BB67 #3185BB
monochromatic
#5A181F #8B242F #BB3140 #D35664 #E08791
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#BB3140 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.63
#BB3140 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB3140
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB3140 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB3140 | 1.00 | 5.79 | 3.63 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#585340
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B703C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD0038
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb3140; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 49, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.174 19.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77474',
500: '#bb3140',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb3140; $custom-light: #d77474; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb3140",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 49,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.478,
"s": 58.475,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52981,
"c": 0.17373,
"h": 19.7
},
"luminance": 0.13132
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB3140
secondary
#7FC9C1
accent
#E2D146
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEDED
border
#D5C8C8
text
#160908
muted
#847B7B