#BB3424#BB3424

#BB3424 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.174 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3424
RGB	rgb(187, 52, 36)
HSL	hsl(6, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(6, 81%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 80.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.99, 52.92, 40.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.99, 66.94, 37.76°)
OKLab	oklab(52.88% 0.1504 0.0883)
OKLCH	oklch(52.88% 0.174 30.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.0426, 13.1516, 3.0466)
Luminance	0.1315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3424 #24ABBB

analogous

#BB245F #BB3424 #BB7F24

triadic

#BB3424 #24BB34 #3424BB

tetradic

#BB3424 #5FBB24 #24ABBB #7F24BB

square

#BB3424 #5FBB24 #24ABBB #7F24BB

split-complementary

#BB3424 #24BB7F #245FBB

monochromatic

#541710 #88261A #BB3424 #DB5242 #E48175

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#BB3424 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#BB3424 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3424

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3424	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3424	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5321

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E701E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3424;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 52, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.174 30.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97560',
    500: '#bb3424',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3424;
$custom-light: #d97560;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3424",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.358,
    "s": 67.713,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52883,
    "c": 0.17436,
    "h": 30.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3424

secondary

#6FC2CC

accent

#D8EB3D

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3424

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

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