#BB3542#BB3542

#BB3542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.170 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3542
RGB	rgb(187, 53, 66)
HSL	hsl(354, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(354, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.7%, 64.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.52, 53.91, 24.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.52, 59.09, 24.18°)
OKLab	oklab(53.4% 0.1597 0.0577)
OKLCH	oklch(53.4% 0.17 19.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.7524, 13.5077, 6.5624)
Luminance	0.1350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3542 #35BBAE

analogous

#BB3585 #BB3542 #BB6B35

triadic

#BB3542 #42BB35 #3542BB

tetradic

#BB3542 #85BB35 #35BBAE #6B35BB

square

#BB3542 #85BB35 #35BBAE #6B35BB

split-complementary

#BB3542 #35BB6B #3585BB

monochromatic

#5C1A20 #8B2731 #BB3542 #D15C68 #DE8C94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#BB3542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#BB3542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3542

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3542	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5542

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C713E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD073B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 53, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.170 19.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77676',
    500: '#bb3542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3542;
$custom-light: #d77676;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.179,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53403,
    "c": 0.16983,
    "h": 19.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3542

secondary

#83C9C2

accent

#DFD149

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3542

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

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