#BB3253#BB3253

#BB3253 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.173 H 11.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3253
RGB	rgb(187, 50, 83)
HSL	hsl(346, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(346, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 55.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.47, 56.14, 13.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.47, 57.77, 13.65°)
OKLab	oklab(53.48% 0.1699 0.0343)
OKLCH	oklch(53.48% 0.173 11.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.1976, 13.4738, 9.5611)
Luminance	0.1347 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3253 #32BB9A

analogous

#BB3298 #BB3253 #BB5532

triadic

#BB3253 #53BB32 #3253BB

tetradic

#BB3253 #98BB32 #32BB9A #5532BB

square

#BB3253 #98BB32 #32BB9A #5532BB

split-complementary

#BB3253 #32BB55 #3298BB

monochromatic

#5A1828 #8B253E #BB3253 #D25875 #DF889D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#BB3253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#BB3253 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3253

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3253	1.00	5.68	3.69	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555553

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797150

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC0B40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 50, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.173 11.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67583',
    500: '#bb3253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3253;
$custom-light: #d67583;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.547,
    "s": 57.806,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53476,
    "c": 0.17329,
    "h": 11.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13471
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3253

secondary

#80C9B7

accent

#E1BC47

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDEE

border

#D5C8C9

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3253

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

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