#BB3238#BB3238

#BB3238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.173 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3238
RGB	rgb(187, 50, 56)
HSL	hsl(357, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(357, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 70.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.97, 54.45, 29.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.97, 61.97, 28.51°)
OKLab	oklab(52.94% 0.1594 0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(52.94% 0.173 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.3504, 13.1349, 5.0990)
Luminance	0.1313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3238 #32BBB5

analogous

#BB327D #BB3238 #BB7132

triadic

#BB3238 #38BB32 #3238BB

tetradic

#BB3238 #7DBB32 #32BBB5 #7132BB

square

#BB3238 #7DBB32 #32BBB5 #7132BB

split-complementary

#BB3238 #32BB71 #327DBB

monochromatic

#5A181B #8B252A #BB3238 #D2585D #DF888C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#BB3238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#BB3238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3238

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3238	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)

#5A5337

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7034

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 50, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.173 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8746e',
    500: '#bb3238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3238;
$custom-light: #d8746e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.372,
    "s": 57.806,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5294,
    "c": 0.17339,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3238

secondary

#80C9C6

accent

#E1DA47

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3238

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

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