#BB3235#BB3235

#BB3235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.174 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3235
RGB	rgb(187, 50, 53)
HSL	hsl(359, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(359, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 71.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.92, 54.31, 31.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.92, 62.69, 29.97°)
OKLab	oklab(52.89% 0.1583 0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(52.89% 0.174 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.2792, 13.1064, 4.7241)
Luminance	0.1310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3235 #32BBB8

analogous

#BB327A #BB3235 #BB7432

triadic

#BB3235 #35BB32 #3235BB

tetradic

#BB3235 #7ABB32 #32BBB8 #7432BB

square

#BB3235 #7ABB32 #32BBB8 #7432BB

split-complementary

#BB3235 #32BB74 #327ABB

monochromatic

#5A181A #8B2527 #BB3235 #D2585B #DF888A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#BB3235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#BB3235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3235

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3235	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5334

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7030

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 50, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.174 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8746c',
    500: '#bb3235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3235;
$custom-light: #d8746c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.686,
    "s": 57.806,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52894,
    "c": 0.17371,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3235

secondary

#80C9C7

accent

#E1DE47

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3235

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

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