#BB3635#BB3635

#BB3635 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.170 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3635
RGB	rgb(187, 54, 53)
HSL	hsl(0, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(0, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 71.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.45, 52.84, 31.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.45, 61.74, 31.14°)
OKLab	oklab(53.29% 0.1536 0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(53.29% 0.17 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.4578, 13.4635, 4.7837)
Luminance	0.1346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3635 #35BABB

analogous

#BB3577 #BB3635 #BB7935

triadic

#BB3635 #35BB36 #3635BB

tetradic

#BB3635 #77BB35 #35BABB #7935BB

square

#BB3635 #77BB35 #35BABB #7935BB

split-complementary

#BB3635 #35BB79 #3577BB

monochromatic

#5C1A1A #8B2827 #BB3635 #D15D5C #DE8D8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#BB3635 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#BB3635 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3635

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3635	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3635	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5434

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7131

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0237

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3635;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 54, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.170 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8766c',
    500: '#bb3635',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3635;
$custom-light: #d8766c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3635",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.448,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5329,
    "c": 0.17007,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3635

secondary

#83C8C9

accent

#DEDF49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3635

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

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