#BB3336#BB3336

#BB3336 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.173 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3336
RGB	rgb(187, 51, 54)
HSL	hsl(359, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(359, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.7%, 71.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.07, 54.00, 30.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.07, 62.21, 29.77°)
OKLab	oklab(53.01% 0.1575 0.0709)
OKLCH	oklch(53.01% 0.173 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.3457, 13.2022, 4.8610)
Luminance	0.1320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3336 #33BBB8

analogous

#BB337A #BB3336 #BB7433

triadic

#BB3336 #36BB33 #3336BB

tetradic

#BB3336 #7ABB33 #33BBB8 #7433BB

square

#BB3336 #7ABB33 #33BBB8 #7433BB

split-complementary

#BB3336 #33BB74 #337ABB

monochromatic

#5B191A #8B2628 #BB3336 #D2595C #DF898B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#BB3336 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#BB3336 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3336

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3336	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3336	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)

#5A5335

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7031

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3336;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 51, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.173 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8756d',
    500: '#bb3336',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3336;
$custom-light: #d8756d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3336",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.676,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53006,
    "c": 0.1727,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3336

secondary

#81C9C7

accent

#E0DD47

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3336

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

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