#BB3236#BB3236

#BB3236 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.174 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3236
RGB	rgb(187, 50, 54)
HSL	hsl(358, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(358, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 71.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.94, 54.36, 30.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.94, 62.44, 29.49°)
OKLab	oklab(52.91% 0.1586 0.0706)
OKLCH	oklch(52.91% 0.174 24)
XYZ	xyz(22.3025, 13.1157, 4.8466)
Luminance	0.1311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3236 #32BBB7

analogous

#BB327B #BB3236 #BB7332

triadic

#BB3236 #36BB32 #3236BB

tetradic

#BB3236 #7BBB32 #32BBB7 #7332BB

square

#BB3236 #7BBB32 #32BBB7 #7332BB

split-complementary

#BB3236 #32BB73 #327BBB

monochromatic

#5A181A #8B2528 #BB3236 #D2585B #DF888B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#BB3236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#BB3236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3236

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3236	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)

#5A5335

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7031

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 50, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.174 24.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8746d',
    500: '#bb3236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3236;
$custom-light: #d8746d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.248,
    "s": 57.806,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52909,
    "c": 0.1736,
    "h": 24
  },
  "luminance": 0.13112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3236

secondary

#80C9C7

accent

#E1DD47

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3236

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

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