#BB3335#BB3335

#BB3335 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.173 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3335
RGB	rgb(187, 51, 53)
HSL	hsl(359, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(359, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.7%, 71.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.05, 53.95, 31.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.05, 62.46, 30.25°)
OKLab	oklab(52.99% 0.1571 0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(52.99% 0.173 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.3224, 13.1929, 4.7386)
Luminance	0.1319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3335 #33BBB9

analogous

#BB3379 #BB3335 #BB7533

triadic

#BB3335 #35BB33 #3335BB

tetradic

#BB3335 #79BB33 #33BBB9 #7533BB

square

#BB3335 #79BB33 #33BBB9 #7533BB

split-complementary

#BB3335 #33BB75 #3379BB

monochromatic

#5B191A #8B2627 #BB3335 #D2595B #DF898B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#BB3335 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#BB3335 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3335

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3335	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3335	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5334

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7030

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3335;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 51, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.173 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8756c',
    500: '#bb3335',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3335;
$custom-light: #d8756c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3335",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.118,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52991,
    "c": 0.17282,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3335

secondary

#81C9C8

accent

#E0DE47

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3335

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

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