#BB3249#BB3249

#BB3249 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.173 H 16.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3249
RGB	rgb(187, 50, 73)
HSL	hsl(350, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(350, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 61%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.26, 55.43, 19.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.26, 58.78, 19.44°)
OKLab	oklab(53.25% 0.1659 0.0477)
OKLCH	oklch(53.25% 0.173 16)
XYZ	xyz(22.8390, 13.3303, 7.6724)
Luminance	0.1333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3249 #32BBA4

analogous

#BB328E #BB3249 #BB6032

triadic

#BB3249 #49BB32 #3249BB

tetradic

#BB3249 #8EBB32 #32BBA4 #6032BB

square

#BB3249 #8EBB32 #32BBA4 #6032BB

split-complementary

#BB3249 #32BB60 #328EBB

monochromatic

#5A1823 #8B2536 #BB3249 #D2586C #DF8897

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#BB3249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#BB3249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3249

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3249	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575449

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7145

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD023C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 50, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.173 16.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6757b',
    500: '#bb3249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3249;
$custom-light: #d6757b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.927,
    "s": 57.806,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5325,
    "c": 0.17265,
    "h": 16
  },
  "luminance": 0.13327
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3249

secondary

#80C9BD

accent

#E1C747

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3249

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

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