#BB3232#BB3232

#BB3232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.174 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3232
RGB	rgb(187, 50, 50)
HSL	hsl(0, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 73.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.88, 54.17, 33.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.88, 63.45, 31.38°)
OKLab	oklab(52.85% 0.1572 0.0748)
OKLCH	oklch(52.85% 0.174 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.2124, 13.0797, 4.3720)
Luminance	0.1308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3232 #32BBBB

analogous

#BB3277 #BB3232 #BB7732

triadic

#BB3232 #32BB32 #3232BB

tetradic

#BB3232 #77BB32 #32BBBB #7732BB

square

#BB3232 #77BB32 #32BBBB #7732BB

split-complementary

#BB3232 #32BB77 #3277BB

monochromatic

#5A1818 #8B2525 #BB3232 #D25858 #DF8888

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#BB3232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#BB3232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3232

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3232	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5230

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C702D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 50, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.174 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8746a',
    500: '#bb3232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3232;
$custom-light: #d8746a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 57.806,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52852,
    "c": 0.17406,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3232

secondary

#80C9C9

accent

#E1E147

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3232

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

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