#BB3248#BB3248

#BB3248 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.173 H 16.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3248
RGB	rgb(187, 50, 72)
HSL	hsl(350, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(350, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 61.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.24, 55.37, 20.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.24, 58.92, 20.00°)
OKLab	oklab(53.23% 0.1655 0.049)
OKLCH	oklch(53.23% 0.173 16.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.8061, 13.3172, 7.4992)
Luminance	0.1331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3248 #32BBA5

analogous

#BB328D #BB3248 #BB6132

triadic

#BB3248 #48BB32 #3248BB

tetradic

#BB3248 #8DBB32 #32BBA5 #6132BB

square

#BB3248 #8DBB32 #32BBA5 #6132BB

split-complementary

#BB3248 #32BB61 #328DBB

monochromatic

#5A1823 #8B2535 #BB3248 #D2586C #DF8896

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#BB3248 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#BB3248 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3248

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3248	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3248	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575448

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7144

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD013B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3248;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 50, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.173 16.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7757a',
    500: '#bb3248',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3248;
$custom-light: #d7757a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3248",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.365,
    "s": 57.806,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53229,
    "c": 0.17264,
    "h": 16.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3248

secondary

#80C9BD

accent

#E1C847

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3248

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

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