#BB3230#BB3230

#BB3230 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.174 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3230
RGB	rgb(187, 50, 48)
HSL	hsl(1, 59%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(1, 74%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 74.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.86, 54.09, 34.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.86, 63.98, 32.29°)
OKLab	oklab(52.83% 0.1565 0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(52.83% 0.174 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.1702, 13.0628, 4.1497)
Luminance	0.1306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3230 #30B9BB

analogous

#BB3073 #BB3230 #BB7730

triadic

#BB3230 #30BB32 #3230BB

tetradic

#BB3230 #73BB30 #30B9BB #7730BB

square

#BB3230 #73BB30 #30B9BB #7730BB

split-complementary

#BB3230 #30BB77 #3073BB

monochromatic

#5A1817 #8A2523 #BB3230 #D35755 #E08786

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#BB3230 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#BB3230 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3230

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3230	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3230	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)

#5A522E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C702B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3230;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 50, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.174 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87469',
    500: '#bb3230',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3230;
$custom-light: #d87469;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3230",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.863,
    "s": 59.149,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52825,
    "c": 0.17431,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3230

secondary

#7DC8C9

accent

#E0E245

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3230

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

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