#BB3553#BB3553

#BB3553 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.170 H 12.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3553
RGB	rgb(187, 53, 83)
HSL	hsl(347, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(347, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.7%, 55.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.86, 55.06, 14.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.86, 56.85, 14.43°)
OKLab	oklab(53.76% 0.1664 0.0356)
OKLCH	oklch(53.76% 0.17 12.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.3301, 13.7388, 9.6053)
Luminance	0.1374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3553 #35BB9D

analogous

#BB3596 #BB3553 #BB5A35

triadic

#BB3553 #53BB35 #3553BB

tetradic

#BB3553 #96BB35 #35BB9D #5A35BB

square

#BB3553 #96BB35 #35BB9D #5A35BB

split-complementary

#BB3553 #35BB5A #3596BB

monochromatic

#5C1A29 #8B273E #BB3553 #D15C76 #DE8C9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#BB3553 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#BB3553 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3553

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3553	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3553	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575653

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7250

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC1441

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3553;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 53, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.170 12.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67683',
    500: '#bb3553',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3553;
$custom-light: #d67683;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3553",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.567,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53763,
    "c": 0.17017,
    "h": 12.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3553

secondary

#83C9B9

accent

#DFBD49

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3553

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

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