#BB3532#BB3532

#BB3532 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.171 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3532
RGB	rgb(187, 53, 50)
HSL	hsl(1, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(1, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.7%, 73.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.28, 53.08, 33.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.28, 62.76, 32.25°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% 0.1537 0.0758)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.171 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.3449, 13.3447, 4.4162)
Luminance	0.1334 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3532 #32B8BB

analogous

#BB3274 #BB3532 #BB7A32

triadic

#BB3532 #32BB35 #3532BB

tetradic

#BB3532 #74BB32 #32B8BB #7A32BB

square

#BB3532 #74BB32 #32B8BB #7A32BB

split-complementary

#BB3532 #32BB7A #3274BB

monochromatic

#5A1A18 #8B2725 #BB3532 #D25B58 #DF8A88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#BB3532 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#BB3532 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3532

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3532	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3532	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5430

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D712D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3532;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 53, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.171 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8766a',
    500: '#bb3532',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3532;
$custom-light: #d8766a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3532",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.314,
    "s": 57.806,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53146,
    "c": 0.17139,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13341
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3532

secondary

#80C7C9

accent

#DEE147

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3532

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

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