#BB3550#BB3550

#BB3550 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.170 H 13.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3550
RGB	rgb(187, 53, 80)
HSL	hsl(348, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(348, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.7%, 57.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.79, 54.84, 15.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.79, 57.11, 16.21°)
OKLab	oklab(53.69% 0.1652 0.0397)
OKLCH	oklch(53.69% 0.17 13.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.2168, 13.6934, 9.0084)
Luminance	0.1369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3550 #35BBA0

analogous

#BB3593 #BB3550 #BB5D35

triadic

#BB3550 #50BB35 #3550BB

tetradic

#BB3550 #93BB35 #35BBA0 #5D35BB

square

#BB3550 #93BB35 #35BBA0 #5D35BB

split-complementary

#BB3550 #35BB5D #3593BB

monochromatic

#5C1A27 #8B273C #BB3550 #D15C74 #DE8C9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#BB3550 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#BB3550 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3550

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3550	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3550	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585650

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A724D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC1240

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3550;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 53, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.170 13.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67680',
    500: '#bb3550',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3550;
$custom-light: #d67680;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3550",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.91,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53693,
    "c": 0.16992,
    "h": 13.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3550

secondary

#83C9BB

accent

#DFC149

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3550

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

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